
Hemidactylus frenatus
Asian House Gecko
As recorded: Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Gekkonidae
- Collected by
- A Allison
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AA 15286
- Locality
- Timika
- Island
- Fakfak Div.
- Region
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- -4.5417, 136.8910
- Identified by
- A Allison
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Hemidactylus frenatus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-25.

2025-09-25
Timika, Kec. Mimika Baru, Kabupaten Mimika, Papua, Indonesia
(c) Naflah Kayyisa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-13
Mimika Regency, Papua, Indonesia
(c) Nur Khoirinnisaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-30
JV36+QR6, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua 99910, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-14
JV36+QR6, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua 99910, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-30
Kuala Kencana Mimika Papua
(c) woktobia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-29
jl enggang kuala kencana
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hemidactylus frenatus. BPBM 43211. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090304327. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/43211.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090304327 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
