Carlia caesius
Blue-grey-throated Rainbow Skink
As recorded: Carlia caesius Zug & Allison, 2006
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- A Allison
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AA 14878
- Locality
- Timika airport, ca. 15 km NNE (by air), (Mile 38 Camp)
- Island
- Fakfak Div.
- Region
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- -4.3944, 136.9330
- Identified by
- G Zug & A AllisonA. AllisonA Allison →G.R. Zug →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Carlia caesius observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-08.
2026-08-08
Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-20
Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-12
JV36+QR6, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua 99910, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-26
JV36+QR6, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua 99910, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-24
JV38+P3Q, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua 99910, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-08
HVX5+378, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Carlia caesius. BPBM 21162. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92700560. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/21162.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92700560 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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