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Carlia luctuosa in life
In life — Mourning Rainbow Skink, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Eric N. Rittmeyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric N. Rittmeyer

Carlia luctuosa

Mourning Rainbow Skink

As recorded: Carlia luctuosa (Peters & Doria, 1878)

Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae

Collected by
F Kraus
Collector number
Collector Number: FK 8128
Locality
Dorobisoro
Region
Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-9.4610, 147.9231
Identified by
F Kraus, Nov 2005Fred Kraus →29 Nov →
Record type
Preserved specimen
109 Bishop specimens of Carlia luctuosaSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Carlia luctuosa observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2006-11-23.

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

Cite this specimen

Carlia luctuosa. BPBM 18721. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92697351. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/18721.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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