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title: "Gekon leśny"
description: "Chondrodactylus bibronii — Gady. Chondrodactylus bibronii, commonly known as Bibron's thick-toed gecko, Bibron's sand gecko, or simply Bibron's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/bibron-s-thick-toed-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Gekon leśny

> Chondrodactylus bibronii — Gady. Chondrodactylus bibronii, commonly known as Bibron's thick-toed gecko, Bibron's sand gecko, or simply Bibron's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

- Scientific name: *Chondrodactylus bibronii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 1498
- Wikidata: [Q856720](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q856720)
- iNaturalist taxon: [34156](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/34156)

## Names

- en: Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko
- de: Bibrons Dickfingergecko
- nl: Bibron's gecko
- pl: Gekon leśny

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1321), NA (65), BW (12)

## Summary

Chondrodactylus bibronii, commonly known as Bibron's thick-toed gecko, Bibron's sand gecko, or simply Bibron's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa. C. bibronii has been used as an animal model in bioastronautic research examining the effects of spaceflight on the morphology and physiology of vertebrates.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibron%27s_thick-toed_gecko

## Photo

![Gekon leśny](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bibron-s-thick-toed-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145380149

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bibron-s-thick-toed-gecko?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).