Emoia obscura
Obscure Emo Skink
As recorded: Emoia obscura (De Jong, 1927)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- M O'Shea
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AVRU 10046*
- Locality
- Dasiama, vic. Brown River
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -9.2985, 147.2320
- Identified by
- M O'Shea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Emoia obscura observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 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)
2024-10-31
Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
(c) johnpaulhouston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-31
Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
(c) johnpaulhouston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-28
Kairuku-Hiri, Central, Papua New Guinea
(c) Micha Baum, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Emoia obscura. BPBM 37683. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090250669. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/37683.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090250669 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026