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Emoia caeruleocauda
Pacific Bluetail Skink
As recorded: Emoia caeruleocauda (De Vis, 1892)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- S Vogt
- Collector number
- Collector Number: SRV 282
- Locality
- Lower Base forest leading into Tanapag
- Island
- Saipan Island
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Coordinates
- 15.2268, 145.7390
- Identified by
- S R Vogt
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Emoia caeruleocauda observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-02.

2026-08-02
Stop 3 Bus Stop, Puerto Rico, Saipan 96950, CNMI
(c) nmi_fishguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-27
Managaha, 96950, CNMI
(c) Charley Hesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-30
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) gcenac, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-08-14
Talafofo, Saipan 96950, CNMI
(c) nmi_fishguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Emoia caeruleocauda. BPBM 26241. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165322758. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/26241.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 165322758 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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