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Hypsilurus modestus
As recorded: Hypsilurus modestus (Meyer, 1874)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Agamidae
- Collected by
- F Kraus
- Collector number
- Collector Number: FK 11824
- Locality
- Torricelli Mtns., 3.2 km SSE Mt. Sapau summit, (Camp 1)
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -3.3919, 142.5291
- Identified by
- F Kraus
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Hypsilurus modestus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-01-23.
2023-01-23
Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Lisa_James, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-23
Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Lisa_James, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hypsilurus modestus. BPBM 23431. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93393627. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/23431.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93393627 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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