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Carlia ailanpalai
Island Rainbow Skink
As recorded: Carlia ailanpalai Zug, 2004
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- S Vogt
- Collector number
- Collector Number: SRV 519
- Locality
- Marpi, ~ 200 m South of Bird Island lookout, ~ 20 m East of the road
- Island
- Saipan Island
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Coordinates
- 15.2513, 145.8090
- Identified by
- F Kraus, Jun 20082 Jun →Fred Kraus →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Carlia ailanpalai observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-27.
2026-06-27
Banaderu, Saipan 96950, CNMI
(c) alazon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-28
北马里亚纳群岛塞班岛
(c) yu wen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-27
Managaha, 96950, CNMI
(c) Charley Hesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-20
Saipan, MP
(c) mangoat1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-09
Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) Rachel Hutchison, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-03-01
Talafofo, Saipan 96950, CNMI
(c) Lauren Helton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carlia ailanpalai. BPBM 26493. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165319416. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/26493.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 165319416 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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