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Candoia paulsoni
Solomon Island Ground boa
As recorded: Candoia paulsoni (Stull, 1956)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Boidae
- Collected by
- P Temple
- Collector number
- Collector Number: PT 1636
- Locality
- Nini Creek, vic. Roroni
- Island
- Guadalcanal Island
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- Identified by
- S B McDowell, 1994
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Candoia paulsoni observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 99 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-24.
2026-08-24
Koloale Ridge Road, Solomon Islands, SB
(c) ebonythomson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-19
Solomon Islands, SB
(c) Abdel Bizid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-16
Solomon Islands, SB
(c) Abdel Bizid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-16
Solomon Islands, SB
(c) Leah Burns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-24
Kabupaten Siau Tagulandang Biaro, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia
(c) buyungkunt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-20
Goodenough Island LLG, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) johnpaulhouston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Candoia paulsoni. BPBM 3312. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92614152. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/3312.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92614152 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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