Lepidodactylus lugubris
Mourning Gecko
As recorded: Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Gekkonidae
- Collected by
- K Kaneshiro
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AA 16368
- Locality
- Cooper Island, about 100 m north of the SW end of the airstrip (The Nature Conservancy Compound)
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Region
- United States
- Identified by
- A Allison
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lepidodactylus lugubris observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,430 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Puntarenas, CR
(c) oliviasaffia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Hawaii, US
(c) braddahmoku, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Calle Blanca Norte, Golfito, Puntarenas, CR
(c) Evelyn Moran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Te Pito o Te Henua, Easter Island, Valparaíso Region, CL
(c) modestmoth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
C7PQ+GV, Alajuela Province, San Ramón, Costa Rica
(c) Pete Siminski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Av. Rui Barbosa, 492 - Meireles, Fortaleza - CE, 60115-200, Brasil
(c) Jefferson Oliveira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lepidodactylus lugubris. BPBM 14741. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93653115. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/14741.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93653115 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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