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Hemidactylus garnotii Fox Gecko No Local Name

f.GEKKONIDAE Geckos

Hemidactylus garnotii Fox Gecko No Local Name

f.GEKKONIDAE Geckos

Cook Islands Status Summary

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Intl. NamesFox Gecko ^EN Indo‑Pacific Gecko ^EN

Local NamesP,?N^MK

Pacific NamesNo Content

Sci. NamesHemidactylus garnotii (accepted name) , Hemidactylus garnoti, Hemidactylus peruvianus

High Tax. Eng.k.Animals, p.Vertebrates, o.Snakes and Lizards, so.Lizards, f.Geckos - Lizard

High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.CHORDATA, sp.GNATHOSTOMATA, spc.TETRAPODA, c.REPTILIA, o.Squamata, so.Lacertilia, f.GEKKONIDAE

Natl. PresencePresent

Sth. PresenceRR?MG?AT?MK^PMT?AK?PL^-MN?TK?

Nth. PresenceTN^-MH^-RK^-PK^-NS^-SW?

VouchersNo Content

Local OriginIntroduced; Polynesian; Naturalised

Global RangeNo Content

HabitatLand; Lowlands, Coastal

ThreatenedSub-nationally endangered - seriously

InvasivenessNo Content

BiosecurityNo Content

Medical StatusNo Content

Harmful StatusNo Content

UsesNo Content

IdentificationNo Content

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Vernacular Names

English and International Names

Fox Gecko ^EN Indo-Pacific Gecko^EN

Pacific Names

No Pacific Names

Local Names

P,?N^MK

No National Names

Island	Status	Main name
National name		None
Rarotonga		?P,?N
Mangaia		?P,?N
Ātiu		?P,?N
Ma‘uke	P	P,?N
Miti‘āro		?P,?N
Aitutaki		?P,?N
Palmerston	-	A,nN
Tongareva-write	-	A,nN
Tongareva-speak	-	A,nN
Manihiki	-	A,nN
Rakahanga	-	A,nN
Pukapuka	-	A,nN
Nassau	-	A,nN

Scientific Names and Taxonomy

Accepted Name

Hemidactylus garnotii Dumeril & Bibron, 1836 [type from Tahiti]

Synonyms

Hemidactylus garnoti of authors [common misspelling]

Hemidactylus peruvianus Wiegmann, 1835 [senior synonym suppressed - see note]

Note

"KLUGE & ECKARDT (1969) suggested that the locality of Hemidaclylus peruvianus was erroneous [not native in the Americas!]. Hemidactylcs peruvianus WIEGMANN 1835 is a senior subjective synonym of H. garnotii. We agree with KLUGE & ECKARDT (1969) thatmore... use of this name would threaten stability. Although perhaps not technically a nomen oblitum [ICZN 1961 a senior synonym unused for 50 years should be discarded as a nomen oblitum or "forgotten name"], we believe that the name should be suppressed whenever it is considered a synonym of H. garnotii." from Bauer, A.M. (1994) Das Tierreich, Teilband 109 - Gekkonidae, Part 1 Australia and Oceania. Verlag Walter de Gruyter, Berlin - New York.

High Tax. Eng.k.Animals, p.Vertebrates, o.Snakes and Lizards, so.Lizards, f.Geckos - Lizard

- Lizard

Higher Taxonomy

kingdom ANIMALIA Metazoa, Animals

phylum CHORDATA Vertebrates

subphylum GNATHOSTOMATA

superclass TETRAPODA Four-legged Vertebrates

class REPTILIA

order Squamata Snakes and Lizards

suborder Lacertilia Lizards

family GEKKONIDAE Geckos, Gecko

Hemidactylus garnotii

National Distribution & Vouchers

National Presence:

Present

Oceanic

Absent

islands: [ , {label: 'Rarotonga', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 404.5, left: 210.5, labelLeft: 222, labelTop: 404} , {label: 'Mangaia', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 427.5, left: 261.5, labelLeft: 274, labelTop: 426} , {label: 'Ātiu', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 372.5, left: 261.5, labelLeft: 244, labelTop: 382} , {label: 'Ma‘uke', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 374.5, left: 282.5, labelLeft: 284, labelTop: 385} , {label: 'Miti‘āro', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 358.5, left: 274.5, labelLeft: 283, labelTop: 351} , {label: 'Aitutaki', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 334.5, left: 210.5, labelLeft: 209, labelTop: 321} , {label: 'Palmerston', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 309.5, left: 112.5, labelLeft: 124, labelTop: 309} , {label: 'Manuae', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 346.5, left: 234.5, labelLeft: 244, labelTop: 338} , {label: 'Takūtea', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 362.5, left: 254.5, labelLeft: 211, labelTop: 363} , {label: 'Tongareva', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 32.5, left: 260.5, labelLeft: 205, labelTop: 31} , {label: 'Manihiki', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 80.5, left: 175.5, labelLeft: 187, labelTop: 80} , {label: 'Rakahanga', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 63.5, left: 173.5, labelLeft: 186, labelTop: 63} , {label: 'Pukapuka', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 88.5, left: 33.5, labelLeft: 45, labelTop: 88} , {label: 'Nassau', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 108.5, left: 46.5, labelLeft: 59, labelTop: 108} , {label: 'Suwarrow', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 162.5, left: 115.5, labelLeft: 127, labelTop: 162} ] , legend: [{label: 'Not Assessed', top: 235, stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#ffffff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: ''}, {label: 'Present', top: 250, stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: ''}, {label: '? Present', top: 265, stroke: '#006600', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GWR', tris: '#ACACAC', trif: '#ffffff'}, {label: 'Absent', top: 280, stroke: '#C00000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: ''}, {label: '? Absent', top: 295, stroke: '#C00000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RWR', tris: '#c0c0c0', trif: '#ffffff'}, {label: 'Intercepted', top: 312, stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RDR', tris: '#000000', trif: '#000000'}, {label: 'Extirpated/Extinct', top: 331, stroke: '#006600', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'RGR', tris: '#660000', trif: '#CC0000'} ]

Island	Status
Rarotonga
Mangaia
Ātiu
Ma‘uke	Present
Miti‘āro
Aitutaki
Palmerston	Absent
Manuae
Takūtea
Tongareva	Absent
Manihiki	Absent
Rakahanga	Absent
Pukapuka	Absent
Nassau	Absent
Suwarrow

Vouchers for:
Hemidactylus garnotii

Cook Islands

Southern

Northern

Oceanic

Rarotonga

Mangaia

Ātiu

Ma‘uke

Miti‘āro

Aitutaki

Palmerston

Manuae

Takūtea

Tongareva

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Pukapuka

Nassau

Suwarrow

no data available

Identification

Local Origin and Global Range

Habitat

Threatened

no data available

Invasive/Pest Status

no data available

Biosecurity

Medicinal

no data available

Species Uses

References

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.04.03 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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