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Ornithuroscincus noctua

Moth Skink

As recorded: Lipinia noctua (Lesson, 1830)

Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae

Collected by
D Brown
Collector number
Collector Number: --
Locality
Honolulu, (3533 Alohea Ave.)
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.2763, -157.8090
Identified by
C H Kishinami
Record type
Preserved specimen
229 Bishop specimens of Ornithuroscincus noctuaSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Ornithuroscincus noctua observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-16.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Ornithuroscincus noctua. BPBM 13085. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93654113. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/13085.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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