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Lampropholis delicata
Metallic Skink, Rainbow Skink, Plaque Skink, Dark-flecked Garden Skink
As recorded: Lampropholis delicata (De Vis, 1888)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- F Kraus & E TeodoroFred Kraus →E. Teodoro →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: FK 12147
- Locality
- Mt. Kaala, road up to
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5299, -158.1650
- Identified by
- F Kraus
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Lampropholis delicata observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-10.

2026-10-10
Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) Pedro Sastre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25
Kapolei, HI 96707, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-15
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-08
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-12
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lampropholis delicata. BPBM 24185. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93651594. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/24185.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93651594 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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