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Eugongylus rufescens
Bar-lipped Sheen-skink
As recorded: Eugongylus rufescens (Shaw, 1802)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- A Allison
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AA 6621
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- A Allison
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Eugongylus rufescens observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.
2026-10-16
9VPC+56M, Wonosari Jaya, Mimika Baru, Mimika Regency, Central Papua 99971, Indonesia
(c) Nur Khoirinnisaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-21
Tagai State College, Mer Island, QLD, AU
(c) Helen Clinton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-06
Ambon Island, Ambon, Molukken, ID
(c) robjvink, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-15
blandin kakayo
(c) Fakhri Fauzan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-12
Daru Western Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) E_Ribak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-28
Goodenough Island LLG, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) johnpaulhouston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Eugongylus rufescens. BPBM 25592. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93010157. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/25592.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93010157 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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