Phelsuma laticauda
Gold Dust Day Gecko
As recorded: Phelsuma laticauda (Boettger, 1880)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Gekkonidae
- Collected by
- F P Duvall, II, et al.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Hoolehua, Molokai Airport
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1528, -157.0970
- Identified by
- F P Duvall, II
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Phelsuma laticauda observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-21.
2026-07-21
Kamehameha V Hwy, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Fabiola Torres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-15
Kamehameha V Hwy, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Laine Taffin Altman, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-08
Kaunakakai
(c) littleblkdog, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2025-12-05
Moloka‘i, Hawaii, USA
(c) bgudoy13, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-08
Kaunakakai, HI, USA
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-29
Kaunakakai
(c) trevornewton15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phelsuma laticauda. BPBM 23935. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 94416684. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/23935.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 94416684 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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