#1514 · 🦎 reptiles

Mourning Gecko

🇳🇱 Rouwgekko ·Lepidodactylus lugubris

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 in Europe, not in NL

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Felipe Barrera Ocampo · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © 達 · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Daniel Carter · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Daniel Bocanumenth E. · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. © Antonio Rodríguez Arduengo · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Daniel Bocanumenth E. · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
7. © Arnaud Aury · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Sanjaya Kanishka · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Lepidodactylus lugubris ( mourning gecko , common smooth-scaled gecko ) is a female-only species of gecko. 5 cm total length), nocturnal gecko feeds on small insects and flower nectar. This species is notable because it is parthenogenic, and there are no remaining males that have been found. Females engage in pseudocopulation, stimulating both to produce viable eggs. These eggs are adhered to surfaces in protected locations. Most clutches consist of two eggs, and clutches are laid two to...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 12,469iNaturalist observations
weight 1.4 gadult, up to
length 4.2 cmadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
12,469 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 1 g.
About 4 cm long.
Scientifically named by Gabriel Bibron in 1836 (190 years ago).