Emoia obscura
Obscure Emo Skink
As recorded: Emoia obscura (De Jong, 1927)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- F Kraus
- Collector number
- Collector Number: FK 16037
- Identified by
- F Kraus
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Emoia obscura observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, 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)
2024-09-21
HVX6+VJ6, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua 99910, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, 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)
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Cite this specimen
Emoia obscura. BPBM 39851. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090168020. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/39851.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090168020 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026