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Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae in life
In life — New Guinea Snake-eyed Skink, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Kristof & Yulia, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kristof & Yulia

Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae

New Guinea Snake-eyed Skink

As recorded: Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae Mertens, 1928

Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae

Collected by
F Kraus
Collector number
Collector Number: FK 8726
Locality
Mt. Shungol, 10.7 km (by air) NW of summit, Teron's house
Region
Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-6.7852, 146.6591
Identified by
F Kraus, May 2009Fred Kraus →Richard M. May →
Record type
Preserved specimen
48 Bishop specimens of Cryptoblepharus novaeguineaeSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae. BPBM 18648. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92879730. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/18648.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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