Lepidodactylus lugubris

Basic information
Scientific name	Lepidodactylus lugubris	Click to magnify
Major synonym	Gehyra variegata ogasawarasimae, Gehyra ogasawarasimae
Common names	mourning gecko
Higher taxon	Gekkonidae, Sauria (Lacertilia), Squamata, Reptilia
Natural range	Japan, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central America, South America.
Habitat	Forest, urban area.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Ogasawara Islands, Okinawa Islands (Sesoko Island, Minna Island, Okinawa Island, Tokashiki Island, Zamami Island, Aka Island, Yakabi Island, and Kuba Island), Daitō Islands (Kitadaitoshima Island and Minamidaitoshima Island), Sakishima Islands (Ogami Island, Miyako Island, Kurima Island, Ishigaki Island, Taketomi Island, Kohama Island, Kuroshima Island, Iriomote Island, Hateruma Island, and Yonaguni Island).
Origin	Unknown.
Date	1970s, unknown.
Route	Accidental introduction (with building material, with garden tree).
Impact	Predation, competition against native species. Native organism(s) affected: Reptiles/amphibians, insects.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	East Asia, Central America, South America, South Pacific island/ocean, Indian Ocean.

Reference

Notes

Maenosono & Toda (2007) Distribution of amphibians and terrestrial reptiles in the Ryukyu Archipelago: A review of published records. Akamata. 18, 28-46 (in Jpn)
Ota et al. (2004) Feral population of amphibians and reptiles in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Global Environmental Research. 8(2):133-143
Ota et al. (2004) Additional information on the introduced reptiles of Haterumajima Island of the Yaeyama Group, Ryukyu Archipelago, with comments on the past records of reptiles from this island. Bull Herpetolo Soc Jpn. 2004(2), 128-137 (in Jpn)
Sengoku et al. (eds) (1996) The Encyclopedia of Animals in Japan 5 Amphibians, Reptiles, Chondrichthyes. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Yamashiro et al. (2000) Clonal composition of the parthenogenetic gecko, Lepidodactylus lugbris, at the northern extrimity of its range. Zoological Science 17:1013-1020.