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Lygisaurus curtus
As recorded: Carlia curta (Boulenger, 1897)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- A Allison
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AA 13237
- Locality
- Komigatu, Wau - Aseki Road, (km 889.8)
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- F Kraus, Sep 2006Fred Kraus →2 Sep →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lygisaurus curtus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2015-08-04.
2015-08-04
Koiari Rural LLG, Papua New Guinea
(c) Alex Slavenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-03-13
Kairuku-Hiri, PG-CE, PG
(c) Eric N. Rittmeyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-03-13
Kairuku-Hiri, PG-CE, PG
(c) Eric N. Rittmeyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-03-13
Kairuku-Hiri, PG-CE, PG
(c) Eric N. Rittmeyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lygisaurus curtus. BPBM 17434. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92696531. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/17434.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92696531 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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