Mourning Gecko

Lepidodactylus lugubris

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KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyGekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
GenusLepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)
SpeciesLepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning Gecko)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Volcán Barú National Park

1 Verified sightings at Volcán Barú National Park From 2019 to 2026

1,479 Verified sightings across all 33 parks From 2019 to 2026

🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk

About the Mourning Gecko

Lepidodactylus lugubris, known as the mourning gecko or common smooth-scaled gecko, is a species of lizard, a gecko of the family Gekkonidae. This species is widespread in coastal regions of the Indian and Pacific oceans, including the Maldives, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Japan, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Australia (Cocos Island), Western Samoa, Guam, the Society Islands, Pitcairn, and the Mascarene Islands.

It has been introduced widely in the Neotropics, including in Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Florida, The Bahamas, Guadeloupe, Ecuador (including the Galapagos), Colombia and Chile, as well as to Hawai'i and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.

Lepidodactylus lugubris measure 8.5–10 cm in length including tail (4–4.4 cm snout-to-vent). L. lugubris is cryptically coloured, typically light to dark tan with dark spots down the length of its back and a brown strip from the ear to the tip of the nose. This species is capable of changing color, and so the same individual may appear light or dark at different times during... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~60%
2	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~50%
3	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
4	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~40%
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
6	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
7	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
8	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
9	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
10	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~30%
11	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
12	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
13	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
14	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
15	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
16	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
17	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
18	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
19	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
20	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
21	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
22	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
23	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
24	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
25	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
26	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
28	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
29	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
30	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
32	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
33	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Mourning Gecko

About the Mourning Gecko

Recent sightings of Mourning Gecko in Volcán Barú National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found