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Emoia pallidiceps in life
In life — De Vis' Emo Skink, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Muh Imam Ramdani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Muh Imam Ramdani
BPBM 27721Vertebrate Zoology

Emoia pallidiceps

De Vis' Emo Skink

As recorded: Emoia pallidiceps (De Vis, 1890)

Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae

Collected by
A Allison
Collector number
Collector Number: AA 17855
Locality
Wori Wori (= Vori Vori) Bluff, 0.5 km S and 2.9 km W
Region
Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-9.3789, 147.5721
Identified by
A Allison
Record type
Preserved specimen
700 Bishop specimens of Emoia pallidicepsSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Emoia pallidiceps observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-20.

Emoia pallidiceps observed 2025-08-20

2025-08-20

Papua New Guinea, Central Province, Varirata National Park

(c) Alexander A. Fomichev, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Emoia pallidiceps. BPBM 27721. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165323620. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/27721.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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