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title: "Mourning Gecko"
description: "Lepidodactylus lugubris — Répteis. Lepidodactylus lugubris, known as the mourning gecko or common smooth-scaled gecko, is a species of lizard, a gecko of the family Gekkonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/mourning-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mourning Gecko

> Lepidodactylus lugubris — Répteis. Lepidodactylus lugubris, known as the mourning gecko or common smooth-scaled gecko, is a species of lizard, a gecko of the family Gekkonidae.

- Scientific name: *Lepidodactylus lugubris*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `urban` (Cidades e jardins), `zoo` (Zoo e animais de estimação)
- iNaturalist observations: 12156
- Wikidata: [Q1235711](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1235711)
- iNaturalist taxon: [104226](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/104226)

## Names

- en: Mourning Gecko
- de: Gewöhnlicher Schuppenfingergecko
- es: Geco asiático enlutado
- fr: Lépidodactyle demi-deuil
- pl: Gekon płaczący

## Countries with the most observations

US (2412), CR (1616), CO (1050), AU (948), PA (893), EC (867), SG (636), BR (222), FJ (215), ID (165), PF (164), MX (155)

## Summary

Lepidodactylus lugubris, known as the mourning gecko or common smooth-scaled gecko, is a species of lizard, a gecko of the family Gekkonidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidodactylus_lugubris

## Photo

![Mourning Gecko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mourning-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua Morris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148870561

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mourning-gecko?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).