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Emoia caeruleocauda

Pacific Bluetail Skink

As recorded: Emoia caeruleocauda (De Vis, 1892)

Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae

Collected by
F Kraus
Collector number
Collector Number: FK 6294
Locality
Basima
Region
Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-9.4668, 150.8330
Identified by
F Kraus
Record type
Preserved specimen
1,422 Bishop specimens of Emoia caeruleocaudaSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Emoia caeruleocauda observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-05-13.

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

Cite this specimen

Emoia caeruleocauda. BPBM 15918. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92983471. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/15918.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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