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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 255
- Locality
- Wedding Cake trail
- Island
- Rota Island
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Coordinates
- 14.1226, 145.1290
- 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 23 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-11-07.

2025-11-07
Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) Jason Talbott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-11
Sailigai Papa, Rota 96951, CNMI
(c) Danilo Lüdke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-01
Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) Jose Quan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-31
Rota, MP
(c) Charley Hesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-31
Rota, MP
(c) Charley Hesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-11
Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) angan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Emoia caeruleocauda. BPBM 26307. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165323126. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/26307.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 165323126 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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