
BPBM 13017Vertebrate Zoology
Hemidactylus frenatus
Asian House Gecko
As recorded: Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Gekkonidae
- Collected by
- A Allison
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AA 14413
- Locality
- Ngermechau Village
- Island
- Babeldaub Island
- Region
- Palau
- Coordinates
- 7.5520, 134.6340
- Identified by
- A Allison, 1996
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Hemidactylus frenatus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2019-04-09.

2019-04-09
Choll, Ngaraard, Palau
(c) Thibaud Aronson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2019-04-09
Choll, Ngaraard, Palau
(c) Thibaud Aronson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hemidactylus frenatus. BPBM 13017. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93334016. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/13017.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93334016 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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