
Lepidodactylus lugubris
Mourning Gecko
As recorded: Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Gekkonidae
- Collected by
- F Kraus & J BazzanoJ. Bazzano →Fred Kraus →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: FK 11944
- Locality
- Kalaupapa, "Point 1", town
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1868, -156.9790
- Identified by
- F Kraus
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Lepidodactylus lugubris observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-10.

2025-08-10
Kualapuu
(c) sadunicorn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-13
Beretania St, Kalaupapa, HI, US
(c) Clement K, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-04
Ualapue, HI 96748, USA
(c) Morgan Cantrell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-26
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-05
Molokaʻi, Kualapuu, HI, US
(c) Katie Kushneryk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-07-29
Molokaʻi, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) mdkahale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lepidodactylus lugubris. BPBM 21852. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93653683. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/21852.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93653683 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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