BPBM 12828Vertebrate Zoology
Emoia atrocostata
Littoral Whiptail-skink
As recorded: Emoia atrocostata (Lesson, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- M McCoy
- Collector number
- Collector Number: MMcC 117
- Locality
- Pienuna
- Island
- Ranongga Island
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- Coordinates
- -8.0230, 156.5850
- Identified by
- M McCoy, 1987
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Emoia atrocostata observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-05-03.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Emoia atrocostata. BPBM 12828. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92982179. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/12828.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92982179 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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