
Hemidactylus frenatus
Asian House Gecko
As recorded: Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Gekkonidae
- Collected by
- Maui Invasive Species Comm.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Manele Bay subdivision, Kapihaa Drive
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7407, -156.9000
- 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 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-12.

2026-08-12
L. Honoapi'ilani Rd./Pohaku Park, Napili-Honokowai, HI 96761, USA
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-24
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) portalvivariums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-16
Polihua Way, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) portalvivariums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-06
Lanai City, HI 96763, USA
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-19
Lana'i City, Lana'i, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hemidactylus frenatus. BPBM 27319. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93337110. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/27319.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93337110 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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