Emoia impar
Azure-tailed Skink
As recorded: Emoia impar (Werner, 1898)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- T Sutterfield & local childrenlocal children →T. Sutterfield →
- Locality
- Mahnt Village
- Island
- Pohnpei Island
- Region
- Micronesia
- Coordinates
- 6.8420, 158.2880
- Identified by
- I Ineich, BP-13032, 1989BP-13032 →I. Ineich →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Emoia impar observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-30.
2026-06-30
Nanipil River Road, FM
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-18
Kolonia, Pohnpei, Micronesia
(c) alazon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-04-18
Nan Madol, Pohnpei Island, Federated States of Micronesia
(c) Thibaud Aronson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2019-04-16
Sokeh's Island, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
(c) Thibaud Aronson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Emoia impar. BPBM 11300. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92987455. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/11300.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92987455 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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