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Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae)

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Lepidodactylus in general

Bauer, A.M.; Hathaway, S.A.; Fisher, R.N. 2009. Polydactyly in the Central Pacific gecko, Lepidodactylus sp. (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Herpetology Notes 2: 243-246.

Brown, W.C.; Parker, F. 1977. Lizards of the genus Lepidodactylus (Gekkonidae) from the Indo-Australian Archipelago and the islands of the Pacific, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Ser. 4) 41(8): 253-265.

Fitzinger, L. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus. Amblyglossae. Braumüller & Seidel, Wien. 106 pp. (See Smith & Grant 1958 (Herpetologica 14: 215-222) for discussion of publication date).

Hanley, K.A.; Bolger, D.T.; Case, T.J. 1994. Comparative ecology of sexual and asexual gecko species (Lepidodactylus) in French Polynesia. Evolutionary Ecology 8(4): 438-454.

Ineich, I. 1999. Spatio-temporal analysis of the unisexual-bisexual Lepidodactylus lugubris complex (Reptilia, Gekkonidae). pp. 199-228. In: Ota, H. (ed.). Tropical island herpetofauna: origin, current diversity, and conservation. Developments in Animal and Veterinary Sciences 29: 1-353.

Kluge, A.G. 1968. Phylogenetic relationships of the gekkonid lizard genera Lepidodactylus Fitzinger, Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, and Pseudogekko Taylor. Philippine Journal of Science 95 [1966]: 331-452.

Nerz, J.; Koch, A. 2018. Vertebrates as 'prey' of pitcher plants: A new case of a gecko (Lepidodactylus cf. lugubris) found in Nepenthes treubiana (Nepenthaceae) on New Guinea. Russian Journal of Herpetology 25(2): 147-150.

Pernetta, J.C.; Black, D. 1983. Species of gecko (Lepidodactylus) in the Port Moresby area with the description of a new species. Journal of Herpetology 17(2): 121-128.

Radtkey, R.R.; Becker, B.; Miller, R.D.; Riblet, R.; Case, T.J. 1996. Variation and evolution of Class I Mhc in sexual and parthenogenetic geckos. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B Biological Sciences 263(1373): 1023-1032.

Volobouev, V. 1994. Multiple hybrid origin of parthenogenetic females in unisexual-bisexual Lepidodactylus lugubris complex (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) revealed by chromosome banding study. Biogeographica (Paris) 70(1): 14.

Lepidodactylus aureolineatus

Taylor, E.H. 1915. New species of Philippine lizards. Philippine Journal of Science (D) 10: 89-109.

Zug, G.R. 2006. Lepidodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in islands Asia: a L. aureolineatus from Sulawesi. Hamadryad 30(1-2): 208-209.

Lepidodactylus balioburius

Ota, H.; Crombie, R.I. 1989. A new lizard of the genus Lepidodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Batan Island, Philippines. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 102(3): 559-567.

Lepidodactylus buleli

Ineich, I. 2008. A new arboreal Lepidodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu: from egg to holotype. Zootaxa 1918: 26-38.

Lepidodactylus euaensis

Gibbons, J.R.H.; Brown, W.C. 1988. A new Lepidodactylus (Gekkonidae) from Eua Island, Tonga. Journal of Herpetology 22(3): 356-360.

Lepidodactylus flaviocularis

Brown, W.C.; McCoy, M.; Rodda, G.H. 1992. A new Lepidodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Guadalcanal Island, Solomons. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 105(3): 440-442.

Lepidodactylus guppyi

Ineich, I. 2009. The terrestrial herpetofauna of Torres and Banks groups (northern Vanuatu), with report of a new species for Vanuatu. Zootaxa 2198: 1-15.

Kinghorn, J.R. 1929. Herpetological notes. 1. Records of the Australian Museum 17(2): 76-84.

Lepidodactylus herrei

Taylor, E.H. 1923. Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands. III. Philippine Journal of Science 22: 515-558.

Lepidodactylus intermedius

Darevsky, I.S. 1964. Two new species of gekkonid lizards from the Komodo island in Lesser Sundas Archopelago. Zoologischer Anzeiger 173: 169-174.

Ota, H.; Darevsky, I.S.; Ineich, I.; Yamashiro, S. 2000. Reevaluation of the taxonomic status of two Lepidodactylus species (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Lesser Sunda Archipelago, Indonesia. Copeia 2000(4): 1109-1113.

Lepidodactylus listeri

Rose, K.; Agius, J.; Hall, J.; Thompson, P.; Eden, J.S.; Srivastava, M.; Tiernan, B.; Jenkins, C.; Phalen, D. 2017. Emergent multisystemic Enterococcus infection threatens endangered Christmas Island reptile populations. PLoS ONE 12(7): e0181240

Smith, M.J.; Cogger, H.G.; Tiernan, B.; Maple, D.J.; Boland, C.; Napier, F.; Detto, T.; Smith, P. 2012. An oceanic island reptile community under threat: the decline of reptiles on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 7(2): 206-218.

Stork, N.E.; Kitching, R.L.; Davis, N.E.; Abbott, K.L. 2014. The impact of aerial baiting for control of the yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes, on canopy-dwelling arthropods and selected vertebrates on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (Supplement) 30: 81-92.

Lepidodactylus lombocensis

Mertens, R. 1929. Zwei neue Haftzeher aus dem Indo-Australischen Archipel. Senckenbergiana (Frankfurt) 11: 237-241.

Ota, H.; Darevsky, I.S.; Ineich, I.; Yamashiro, S. 2000. Reevaluation of the taxonomic status of two Lepidodactylus species (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Lesser Sunda Archipelago, Indonesia. Copeia 2000(4): 1109-1113.

Lepidodactylus lugubris

Abarca, J.G.; Alvarado, P.; Knapp, C.R. 2009. Geographic distribution: Lepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning Gecko). Herpetological Review 40(4): 453.

Abarca, J.G.; González, K.; García-Fernández, F.; Franco, J.G. 2012. Geographic distribution: Lepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning Gecko). Costa Rica: Guanacaste. Herpetological Review 43(4): 618.

Ackermann, G. 2012. [Lepidodactylus lugubris (Squamata: Gekkonidae) as prey of Pholcus phalangioides (Araneae: Pholcidae)]. (In German). Arachnologische Mitteilungen 44: 14-16.

Ahumada-Carrillo, I.T.; Weatherman, G.N. 2018. Distribution notes: A confirmed established population of Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril and Bibron, 1836) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Mexico. Mesoamerican Herpetology 5(1): 179-180.

Alonso Bosch, R.; Borroto Paez, R. 2017. First record from Cuba of the introduced mourning gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris (Dumeril and Bibron, 1836). BioInvasions Records 6(3): 297-300

Barnett, L.K.; Emms, C. 1997. Herpetological observations in the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 59: 6-12.

Bauer, A.M.; Jackman, T.R.; Greenbaum, E.; Papenfuss, T.J. 2007. First record of Lepidodactylus lugubris in Suriname. Applied Herpetology 4(1): 84-85.

Blanc, C.P.; Ineich, I. 1985. Statut taxonomique et distribution des reptiles terrestres de Polynesie francaise. Note preliminaire. Compte Rendu des Seances de la Societe de Biogeographie 61(3): 91-99.

Bleeker, P. 1859. Hemidactylus meijeri Blkr. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift Nederlandsch Indie 16(2): 47.

Boissinot, S.; Ineich, I.; Thaler, L.; Guillaume, C.P. 1997. Hybrid origin and clonal diversity in the parthenogenetic gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris in French Polynesia. Journal of Herpetology 31(2): 295-298.

Bolger, D.T.; Case, T.J. 1992. Intra- and interspecific interference behaviour among sexual and asexual geckos. Animal Behaviour 44(1): 21-30.

Bolger, D.T.; Case, T.J. 1994. Divergent ecology of sympatric clones of the asexual gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris. Oecologia (Heidelberg) 100(4): 397-405.

Brown, S.G.; Duffy, P.K. 1992. The effects of egg-laying site, temperature, and salt water on incubation time and hatching success in the gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris. Journal of Herpetology 26(4): 510-513.

Brown, S.G.; Gomes, F.; Miles, F.L. 1998. Faeces avoidance behaviour in unisexual and bisexual geckos. Herpetological Journal 8(4): 169-172.

Brown, S.G.; Lebrun, R.; Yamasaki, J.; Ishii Thoene, D. 2002. Indirect competition between a resident unisexual and an invading bisexual gecko. Behaviour 139(9): 1161-1173.

Brown, S.G.; Murphy-Walker, S. 1996. Behavioural interactions between a rare male phenotype and female unisexual Lepidodactylus lugubris. Herpetological Journal 6(3): 69-73.

Brown, S.G.; O'Brien, J. 1993. Pseudosexual and dominance behaviour: their relationship to fecundity in the unisexual gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris. Journal of Zoology (London) 231(1): 61-69.

Brown, S.G.; Sakai, T.J.Y. 1988. Social experience and egg development in the parthenogenic gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris. Ethology 79(4): 317-323.

Buden, D.W.; Cianchini, C.; Danko, T.; Fisher, R.N.; Bauer, A.M.; Ineich, I. 2014. Photographic evidence of interspecies mating in geckos of the Lepidodactylus lugubris unisexual-bisexual complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Phyllomedusa 13(2): 133-136.

Cagle, F.R. 1946. A lizard population on Tinian. Copeia 1946: 4-9.

Campbell, E.W.; Yackel-Adams, A.A.; Converse, S.J.; Fritts, T.H.; Rodda, G.H. 2012. Do predators control prey species abundance? An experimental test with Brown Treesnakes on Guam. Ecology (Washington D C) 93(2): 1194-1203.

Case, T.J.; Bolger, D.T.; Petren, K. 1994. Invasions and competitive displacement among House Geckos in the tropical Pacific. Ecology (Tempe) 75(2): 464-477.

Chazeau, J.; Bauer, A.M. 1991. Geographic distribution: Lepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning Gecko). Herpetological Review 22(3): 103.

Cheng, H.Y. 1987. The record of a gekkonid lizard Lepidodactylus lugubris (Dumeril and Bibron, 1836) from Taiwan. Journal of Taiwan Museum 40(1): 85-89.

Clapp, R.B.; Kridler, E.; Fleet, R.R. 1977. The natural history of Nihoa Island, northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 207: 1-147.

Crombie, R.I.; Steadman, D.W. 1986. The lizards of Rarotonga and Mangaia, Cook Island Group, Oceania. Pacific Science 40(1-4): 44-57.

Cuellar, O.; Kluge, A.G. 1972. Natural parthenogenesis in the gekkonid lizard Lepidodactylus lugubris. Journal Genet. 61(1): 14-26.

Daza, J.D.; Travers, S.L.; Bauer, A.M. 2012. New records of the Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris (Dumeril and Bibron, 1836) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Colombia. Check List 8(1): 164-167.

Decker, H.; Powell, R.; Bauer, A.M. 2003. Gecko populations on Coconut Island, Hawai'i. Gekkota 4: 25-33.

Deraniyagala, P.E.P. 1929. A gecko hitherto unrecorded from Ceylon. Ceylon Journal of Science (B) 15(2): 157-158.

Fitzsimons, J.A. 2011. Southward range expansion of the Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris on mainland Australia and nearshore islands. Australian Zoologist 35(3): 619-621.

Freer, E. 2001. Lepidodactylus lugubris. Chit Chat (Newsletter of the GGA) (7): 4-6.

Fugler, C.M. 1966. Lepidodactylus lugubris Duméril and Bibron in western South America. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 5: 162.

Gibbons, J.R.H.; Zug, G.R. 1987. Life history notes: Gehyra, Hemidactylus, and Nactus (Pacific geckos). Eggs and hatchlings. Herpetological Review 18(2): 35-36.

Gomes, R.; Ibene, B. 2013. Lepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning Gecko). Distribution. Caribbean Herpetology 44: 1.

Griffing, A.H.; Sanger, T.J.; Matamoros, I.C.; Nielsen, S.V.; Gamble, T. 2018. Protocols for husbandry and embryo collection of a parthenogenetic gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Herpetological Review 49(2): 230-235.

Guerreiro, M.; Graterol, G. 2011. Primer registro de Lepidodactylus lugubris Duméril & Bibron, 1836 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) para Venezuela. Herpetotropicos 6(1-2): 15-16.

Harfmann Short, K.; Petren, K. 2008. Boldness underlies foraging success of invasive Lepidodactylus lugubris geckos in the human landscape. Animal Behaviour 76(2): 429-437.

Hayashi, T.; Mori, A.; Kawamura, K.; Kobayashi, S.; Yamashita, A.; Ota, H. 1983. [Notes on the two lizard species collected in Taketomijima Island of the Yaeyama Group, Ryukyu Archipelago, with reference to some problems on Lepidodactylus lugubris (Dumeril et Bibron, 1836)]. (In Japanese, English summary). Nippon Herpetological Journal 26: 15-18.

Henderson, R.W.; Villa, J.D.; Dixon, J.R. 1976. Leptodactylus lugubris (Reptilia: Gekkonidae): a recent addition to the herpetofauna of Nicaragua. Herpetological Review 7(4): 173.

Hoogmoed, M.S.; Ávila-Pires, T.C.S. 2015. Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril & Bibron 1836) (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), an introduced lizard new for Brazil, with remarks on and correction of its distribution in the New World. Zootaxa 4000(1): 90–110.

Hoshino, I. 2005. [New record of the Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris (Reptilia: Squamata) from Minami Torishima Island, Japan]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2005(2): 107-109.

Huey, R.B.; Niewiarowski, P.H.; Kaufmann, J.; Herron, J.C. 1989. Thermal biology of nocturnal ectotherms: is sprint performance of geckos maximal at low body temperatures? Physiological Zoology 62(2): 488-504.

Ineich, I. 1988. Estimation experimentale de la densite d'une population anthropophile de Lepidodactylus lugubris (Sauria: Gekkonidae) sur l'ile de Moorea, Polynesie francaise. Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 48: 22-29.

Ineich, I. 1988. Mise en evidence d'un complexe unisexue-bisexue chez le gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris (Sauria, Lacertilia) en Polynesie francaise. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences Serie III Sciences de la Vie A 307(5): 271-277.

Ineich, I. 1990. Geographic distribution: Lepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning Gecko). Herpetological Review 21(2): 40-41.

Ineich, I. 1991. Travaux entrepris sur les lézards de Polynesie francaise. Bulletin de l'Institut Oceanographique (Monaco) 74(1439): 357-359.

Ineich, I. 1994. Le complex unisexue-bisexue Lepidodactylus lugubris (Dumeril & Bibron, 1836). Composition et distribution. Biogeographica (Paris) 70(1): 14.

Ineich, I. 1995. Book reviews. Das Tierreich. The Animal Kingdom. Part 109. Family Gekkonidae (Reptilia, Sauria). I. Australia and Oceania. Herpetological Review 26(3): 159-162.

Ineich, I. 1999. Spatio-temporal analysis of the unisexual-bisexual Lepidodactylus lugubris complex (Reptilia, Gekkonidae). pp. 199-228. In: Ota, H. (ed.). Tropical island herpetofauna: origin, current diversity, and conservation. Developments in Animal and Veterinary Sciences 29: 1-353.

Ineich, I. 2009. Inventaire herpetologique de l'ile de Maiao, archipel de la Societe (Polynesie francaise). Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 130-131: 51-63.

Ineich, I. 2015. New data about the triploid clone C of the unisexual-bisexual Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril & Bibron, 1836) complex (Gekkonidae). Herpetology Notes 8: 165-168.

Ineich, I.; Lorvelec, O. 2003. Geographic distribution: Lepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning Gecko). Herpetological Review 34(4): 384-385.

Ineich, I.; Ota, H. 1992. Additional remarks on the unisexual-bisexual complex of the gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris, in Takapoto Atoll, French Polynesia. Bulletin of the College of Science University of the Ryukyus 53: 31-39.

Ineich, I.; Ota, H. 1993. Morphological variation and distribution of the unisexual-bisexual complex of the gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris, in French Polynesia and Easter Island. Bulletin of the College of Science University of the Ryukyus 56: 113-120.

Jablonski, D.; Hegner, D.; Sosa-Bartuano, A. 2016. Distribution notes: Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril & Bibron, 1836). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(1): 181-182.

Jarecki, L.; Lazell, J.D. 1987. Zur Grösse und Dichte einer Population von Lepidodactylus lugubris (Dumeril & Bibron, 1836) in Aiea, Hawaii (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Salamandra 23(2-3): 176-178.

Jayaneththi, H.B.; Madurapperuma, P.L.; Velauthem, V.A.; Balasuriya, N.H.; JABLONSKI, D. 2015. Bewertung der Verbreitung des Schuppenfingergeckos Lepidodactylus lugubris (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1836) in Sri Lanka. Sauria (Berlin) 37(2): 17-26.

Jiménez, R.R.; Abarca, J.G. 2014. Range extension of the Mourning Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) in the Caribbean versant of Costa Rica. Herpetotropicos 10(1-2): 31-32.

Jiménez, R.R.; Abarca, J.G. 2015. Records for the Mourning Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) and its expansion in Costa Rica. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(2): 214–217.

Johnson, S.; Buckner, S.; Knowles, D. 2018. Another parthenogenetic species of gecko on New Providence Island, The Bahamas. IRCF (International Reptile Conservation Foundation) Journal 25(3): 215–216.

Jones, R.E.; Fitzgerald, K.T.; Duvall, D.; Banker, D. 1979. On the mechanisms of alternating and simultaneous ovulation in lizards. Herpetologica 35(2): 132-139.

Kikukawa, A. 1999. Geographic distribution: Lepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning Gecko). Herpetological Review 30(1): 52.

Kluge, A.G. 1963. The systematic status of certain Australian and New Guinean gekkonid lizards. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 14(3): 77-86.

Kluge, A.G. 1982. The status of the parthenogenetic gekkonid lizard Gehyra variegata ogasawarasimae Okada. Journal of Herpetology 16(1): 86-87.

Lapwong, Y.; Juthong, W. 2018. New records of Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril and Bibron, 1836) (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Thailand and a brief revision of its clonal composition in Southeast Asia. Current Herpetology 37(2): 143-150.

Lardner, B.; Savidge, J.A.; Rodda, G.H.; Reed, R.N.; Yackel-Adams, A.A. 2009. The results of nocturnal visual surveys are influenced by lamp properties. Applied Herpetology 6(4): 391-396.

Lazell, J.D. 1989. Kaho'olawe: Hawaii's largest uninhabited island. Explorers Journal 67(3): 123-126.

Limpus, C.J.; Limpus, D.J.; Goldizen, A. 1999. Recent colonisation of Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef, by the Mourning Gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 777-781.

Lorvelec, O.; Barré, N.; Bauer, A.M. 2017. The status of the introduced Mourning Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) in Guadeloupe (French Antilles) and the high probability of introduction of other species with the same pattern of distribution. Caribbean Herpetology 57: 1–7.

Lorvelec, O.; Levesque, A.; Bauer, A.M. 2011. First record of the Mourning Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) on Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Herpetology Notes 4: 291-294.

Mau, K.G. 1978. Nachweis natürlicher Parthenogenese bei Lepidodactylus lugubris durch Gefangenschaftsnachzucht (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Salamandra 14(2): 90-97.

McCoid, M.J.; Hensley, R.A. 1991. Pseudocopulation in Lepidodactylus lugubris. Herpetological Review 22(1): 8-9.

McKay, J.L.; Horner, P. 2007. First records of the Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris (Dumeril and Bibron, 1836) from the Northern Territory mainland. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 37(2): 75-80.

Mendoza, J.S.; Gómez-Sánchez, D.A.; Rodriguez Barbosa, C. 2018. Geographic distribution: Lepidodactylus lugubris (Asian Mourning Gecko). Herpetological Review 49(2): 286-287.

Messenger, K. 2005. Behaviour of Lepidodactylus lugubris on Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, and a record of Gehyra dubia from that island. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 35(1): 37-39.

Meyer, E.; Agnew, L.R. 2013. Southerly range extension for the Mourning Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) on the Australian mainland. Queensland Naturalist 51(1-3): 5-7.

Miller, M.J. 1979. Oviphagia in the mourning gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 14(4): 117-118.

Moreno-Arias, R.A.; Ruiz, E.; Medina, F. 2006. Geographic distribution: Lepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning Gecko). Herpetological Review 37(1): 100-101.

Moritz, C.; Case, T.J.; Bolger, D.T.; Donnellan, S. 1993. Genetic diversity and the history of pacific island House Geckos (Hemidactylus and Lepidodactylus). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 48(2): 113-133.

Moritz, C.; King, D. 1985. Cytogenetic perspectives on parthenogenesis in the Gekkonidae. pp. 327-337. In: Grigg, G.; Shine, R. & Ehmann, H. (eds.). Biology of Australian frogs and reptiles. Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty & the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Chipping Norton (NSW). 527 pp.

Murakami, Y.; Sugawara, H.; Takahashi, H.; Hayashi, F. 2015. Population genetic structure and distribution patterns of sexual and asexual gecko species in the Ogasawara Islands. Ecological Research 30(3): 471-478.

Nafus, M.G. 2012. Natural history notes: Lepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning Gecko). Foraging movement. Herpetological Review 43(1): 135.

Niewiarowski, P.H.; Stark, A.; McClung, B.; Chambers, B.; Sullivan, T. 2012. Faster but not stickier: invasive House Geckos can out-sprint resident Mournful Geckos in Moorea, French Polynesia. Journal of Herpetology 46(2): 194-197.

Norval, G.; Goldberg, S.R.; Tung, C.L. 2013. Natural history notes: Lepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning gecko). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 44(1): 144.

O'Brien, M. 1994. Predation on lizards by Carlia longipes. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 24(2): 43.

Olmedo, J.; Cayot, L. 1994. Introduced geckos in the towns of Santa Cruz, San Cristobal and Isabela. Noticias de Galapagos 53: 7-12.

Ortenburger, A.I. 1924. Some Polynesian lizards. Copeia 1924(130): 55-56.

Ota, H. 1986. The Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris (Dumeril and Bibron, 1836); an addition to the herpetofauna of Taiwan. Journal of Taiwan Museum 39(1): 55-58.

Ota, H. 1994. Female reproductive cycles in the northernmost populations of the two gekkonid lizards, Hemidactylus frenatus and Lepidodactylus lugubris. Ecological Research 9(2): 121-130.

Ota, H.; Darevsky, I.S.; Ineich, I.; Yamashiro, S. 2000. Reevaluation of the taxonomic status of two Lepidodactylus species (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Lesser Sunda Archipelago, Indonesia. Copeia 2000(4): 1109-1113.

Ota, H.; Fisher, R.N.; Ineich, I.; Case, T.J. 1995. Geckos of the genus Lepidodactylus (Squamata: Reptilia) in Micronesia: description of a new species and reevaluation of the status of Gecko moestus Peters, 1867. Copeia 1995(1): 183-195.

Ota, H.; Hinoue, M. 1984. [New record of Lepidodactylus lugubris (Dumeril et Bibron, 1836) from Minnajima Island, near Okinawa-honto, Ryukyu, Japan]. (In Japanese). Nanki Seibutu 26(1): 62-63.

Palacio Sierra, J.D.; Armenta-Gutiérrez, O.; Castro-Herrera, F. 2012. [New distribution range for the gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris (Dumeril&Bibron, 1836) in Colombia]. (In Spanish). Herpetotropicos 7(1-2): 5-6.

Parmentier, P.; Ibene, B.; Gomes, R. 2013. Lepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning Gecko). Distribution. Caribbean Herpetology 47: 1.

Perry, G.; Ritter, M. 1999. Natural history notes: Lepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning Gecko). Nectivory and daytime activity. Herpetological Review 30(3): 166-167.

Petren, K.; Bolger, D.T.; Case, T.J. 1993. Mechanisms in the competitive success of an invading sexual gecko over an asexual one. Science (Washington, D.C.) 259(5093): 354-358.

Radtkey, R.R.; Donnellan, S.C.; Fisher, R.N.; Moritz, C.; Hanley, K.A.; Case, T.J. 1995. When species collide: the origin and spread of an asexual species of gecko. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B Biological Sciences 259(1355): 145-152.

Rodda, G.H.; Campbell, E.W. 2002. Distance sampling of forest snakes and lizards. Herpetological Review 33(4): 271-274.

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Lepidodactylus mutahi

Lepidodactylus novaeguineae

Lepidodactylus oligoporus

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Lepidodactylus oorti

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Lepidodactylus orientalis

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Lepidodactylus pantai

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Lepidodactylus paurolepis

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Lepidodactylus planicaudus

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Lepidodactylus ranauensis

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Lepidodactylus shebae

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Lepidodactylus tepukapili

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Lepidodactylus vanuatuensis

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Lepidodactylus yami

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