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Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus
Mottled Snake-eyed Skink
As recorded: Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus (Wiegmann, 1836)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- D Preston
- Collector number
- Collector Number: FK 12135
- Locality
- Molokini Island
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6312, -156.4950
- Identified by
- F Kraus, 2010
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-11-15.
2025-11-15
lava flow Maui County, HI, USA
(c) liam_salemink, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-23
Wailea-Makena, HI, USA
(c) sci_fam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-07-09
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Tony Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus. BPBM 35660. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090325367. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/35660.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090325367 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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