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Emoia submetallica
Madeay's Emo Skink
As recorded: Emoia submetallica (Macleay, 1877)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- A Allison
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AA 17755
- Locality
- Beregoro Village, 2 km S and 4.3 km W of Wori Wori (= Vori Vori) Bluff
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -9.3931, 147.5580
- Identified by
- A Allison
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Emoia submetallica observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-02.

2025-08-02
Kairuku-Hiri District, Central Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) lgrudolph, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-02
Varirata National Park, Central Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Jesse Fagan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-06
Kairuku-Hiri District, Central Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) briancasatelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2024-03-28
Kairuku-Hiri, Central, Papua New Guinea
(c) Micha Baum, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2023-08-30
Kairuku-Hiri District, Papua New Guinea
(c) Eric Carpenter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-06-27
Kairuku-Hiri, Papua New Guinea
(c) Graham Armstrong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Emoia submetallica. BPBM 27779. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165323574. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/27779.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 165323574 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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