
BPBM 22034Vertebrate Zoology
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 11352
- Locality
- Moroka
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -9.4365, 147.5991
- Identified by
- F Kraus
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Carlia luctuosa observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2011-06-26.

2011-06-26
Kairuku-Hiri, Papua New Guinea
(c) Graham Armstrong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2006-11-23
Rigo, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
(c) CORDENOS Thierry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carlia luctuosa. BPBM 22034. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92700465. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/22034.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92700465 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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