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Lepidodactylus lugubris in life
In life — Mourning Gecko, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Felipe Barrera Ocampo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Felipe Barrera Ocampo

Lepidodactylus lugubris

Mourning Gecko

As recorded: Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril & Bibron, 1836)

Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Gekkonidae

Collected by
A Allison
Collector number
Collector Number: AA 17661
Locality
Beregoro Village, 2 km S and 4.3 km W of Wori Wori (= Vori Vori) Bluff
Region
Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-9.3931, 147.5580
Identified by
C H Kishinami
Record type
Preserved specimen
923 Bishop specimens of Lepidodactylus lugubrisSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Lepidodactylus lugubris observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-07-22.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Lepidodactylus lugubris. BPBM 27676. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165325652. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/27676.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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