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Carlia luctuosa in life
In life — Mourning Rainbow Skink, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Eric N. Rittmeyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric N. Rittmeyer
BPBM 28004Vertebrate Zoology

Carlia luctuosa

Mourning Rainbow Skink

As recorded: Carlia luctuosa (Peters & Doria, 1878)

Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae

Collected by
A Allison
Collector number
Collector Number: AA 17798
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
109 Bishop specimens of Carlia luctuosaSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Carlia luctuosa observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2011-06-26.

Carlia luctuosa observed 2011-06-26

2011-06-26

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

Carlia luctuosa. BPBM 28004. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165319247. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/28004.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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