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BPBM 11068Vertebrate Zoology
Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus
As recorded: Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus (Wiegmann, 1836)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- I Ineich
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- Moorea Island
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -17.5376, -149.8370
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-07-27.

2025-07-27
G64W+GVW, Moorea-Maiao, French Polynesia
(c) Langzi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-20
Ha'apiti, Moorea-Maiao, French Polynesia
(c) nikitab13, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus. BPBM 11068. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090353993. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/11068.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090353993 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
