Emoia atrocostata
Littoral Whiptail-skink
As recorded: Emoia atrocostata (Lesson, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- R Read & L BonewellL. Bonewell →R.W. Read →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: GRH 2917
- Locality
- Unai Chulu [=Chulu Beach]
- Island
- Tinian Island
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Coordinates
- 15.0716, 145.6160
- Identified by
- G Rodda, USGSG.H. Rodda →USGS →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Emoia atrocostata observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-01-28.
2023-01-28
Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-11-16
Capitol Hill, Saipan 96950, CNMI
(c) jqrichmond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Emoia atrocostata. BPBM 31708. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090180316. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/31708.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090180316 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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