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Hemidactylus frenatus
Common House Gecko
As recorded: Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Gekkonidae
- Collected by
- F Kraus
- Collector number
- Collector Number: FK 12413
- Locality
- Port Moresby, National Research Institute
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -9.4109, 147.1640
- Identified by
- F Kraus, Apr 2009A.J.B. 21 Apr →Fred Kraus →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Hemidactylus frenatus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-22.
2026-07-22
Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
(c) marlvinamalio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-03
Hagwa Street, Port Moresby, National Capital Province, PG
(c) James K. Douch, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2025-04-27
Kairuku-Hiri District, Central Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) djhird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-22
Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
(c) johnpaulhouston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-02
Wards Road, Port Moresby, National Capital Province, PG
(c) Jim Della, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-24
Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
(c) Primrose Narara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hemidactylus frenatus. BPBM 34378. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090315257. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/34378.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090315257 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026