Emoia cyanura
Copper-tailed Skink
As recorded: Emoia cyanura (Lesson, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- R H Beck ?, H P Whitney ExpeditionR.H. Beck →H P Whitney Expedition →
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- Moorea Island
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- I Ineich, BP-12513, 1990BP-12513 →I. Ineich →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Emoia cyanura observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 230 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.
2026-10-03
TV
(c) corklevonsnorkle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-14
Route de Ceinture, Vaitape, French Polynesia, PF
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-13
Eastern, FJ
(c) Christopher Boccia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Ara Tapu, Cook Islands, CK
(c) rinbow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
Muri, Cook Islands
(c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Onetahi, French Polynesia, PF
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Emoia cyanura. BPBM 1309. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92983187. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/1309.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92983187 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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