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BPBM 13082Vertebrate Zoology
Cryptoblepharus rutilus
As recorded: Cryptoblepharus rutilus (Peters, 1879)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- A Allison
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AA 14480
- Locality
- N tip of island
- Island
- Ngetmeduch Island
- Region
- Palau
- Coordinates
- 7.3570, 134.4960
- Identified by
- A Allison, 1996
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cryptoblepharus rutilus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-27.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cryptoblepharus rutilus. BPBM 13082. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92878916. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/13082.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92878916 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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