Hemidactylus frenatus
Asian House Gecko
As recorded: Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Gekkonidae
- Collected by
- T Sutterfield
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Sand Island, north shore near Bldg. 410
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- U.S. Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 28.2000, -177.3700
- Identified by
- C H Kishinami
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Hemidactylus frenatus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Island, UM
(c) calcariidaeeee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Island, UM
(c) colleenmcd16, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-11-26
Midway, Midway Atoll, UM
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-22
Midway, Midway Atoll, UM
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-10-25
Midway, Midway Atoll, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) vedrfolnir, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hemidactylus frenatus. BPBM 11609. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93334662. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/11609.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93334662 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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