Bipalium kewense

Shovel-headed Garden Worm

As recorded: Bipalium kewense Moseley, 1878

Animalia › Platyhelminthes › Tricladida › Geoplanidae

Collected by: F.J. Radovsky
Locality: near Sacred Falls; on rocks in shallow pool under temporary waterfall
Island: Oʻahu
Region: United States
Identified by: D.M. Devaney
Record type: Preserved specimen

Bipalium kewense observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,668 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Betty's Bay, 7141, South Africa

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2026-10-28

Tai Mo Shan, New Territories, HK

(c) Yu Yangsheng, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Rua Manuel da Silva Reis, Sequeiró, Norte, PT

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2026-10-27

Avenida Capitão Luíz Antônio Pimenta, 200 - Parque Bitaru, São Vicente - SP, 11330-120, Brazil

(c) Rin Shibuya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Aliso Niguel High School, Aliso Viejo, CA, US

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2026-10-25

Mount Cotton QLD 4165, Australia

(c) Nick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Bipalium kewense. BPBM 140. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35472670. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/f/140.