Lepidodactylus lugubris
Mourning Gecko
As recorded: Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Gekkonidae
- Collected by
- A M Adamson
- Collector number
- Collector Number: FTS 140
- Locality
- Paea, sea level
- Island
- Tahiti Island
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -17.6922, -149.5850
- Identified by
- K P Schmidt/W L NeckerW.L. Necker →K.P. Schmidt →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Lepidodactylus lugubris observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-05.
2026-07-05
Tahiti, Arue, Französisch-Polynesien, PF
(c) jan_charvat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-14
RT 2, ’Ārue, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Nigel Barle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-15
French Polynesia, PF
(c) miandering, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-19
Îles du Vent, French Polynesia
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-04-19
Paparā, French Polynesia
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-01-28
Îles du Vent, PF
(c) Adam Z. Lendvai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lepidodactylus lugubris. BPBM 42348. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090257623. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/42348.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090257623 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026