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Hemidactylus frenatus
Common House Gecko
As recorded: Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Gekkonidae
- Collected by
- F Kraus & J BazzanoJ. Bazzano →Fred Kraus →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: FK 11972
- Locality
- Kalaupapa, "Point 9", near Palaau State Park
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1749, -156.9990
- Identified by
- F Kraus
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Hemidactylus frenatus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-14.
2026-07-14
Ala Ekolu St, Kualapuʻu, HI, US
(c) Blake Aboueljoud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-07
Kaunakakai, HI, USA
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-11-01
Molokaʻi, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) mdkahale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-12-02
1300 Kamehameha V Hwy, Kaunakakai, HI 96748, USA
(c) Finn Davey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-07-10
Fishponds, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Amy Jaecker-Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-01-01
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Pete Zani (born @ 325 ppm), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hemidactylus frenatus. BPBM 21874. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93337068. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/21874.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93337068 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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