Sphenomorphus indicus
Indian Forest Skink
As recorded: Sphenomorphus indicus (Gray, 1853)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- N Goodyear & G MitchellN. Goodyear →G. Mitchell →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Tai Po Kau
- Island
- New Territories
- Region
- China
- Identified by
- G Shea, Feb 200711 Feb →Glen Shea →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sphenomorphus indicus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,890 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Hangzhou, CN-ZJ, CN
(c) xhttttttt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
天母古道, Shilin, Taipei, Taiwan
(c) lava_chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
602台灣嘉義縣番路鄉新福村16號
(c) 武以耘, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Aifu 3rd St Ln 12, Shilin District, Taipei City, TW
(c) CY Wu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
3966+WC3, Ba Vì, Hà Nội, Việt Nam
(c) Vncreatures, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
3967+93, Ba Vì, Hà Nội, Việt Nam
(c) Vncreatures, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sphenomorphus indicus. BPBM 11791. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95300924. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/11791.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95300924 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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