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BPBM 40947Vertebrate Zoology
Emoia atrocostata
Littoral Whiptail-skink
As recorded: Emoia atrocostata (Lesson, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- D W Buden
- Collector number
- Collector Number: DWB 3403
- Locality
- Colonia
- Island
- Yap Islands
- Region
- Micronesia
- Coordinates
- 9.5160, 138.1230
- Identified by
- D W Buden
- 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 2019-04-03.

2019-04-03
Magachgil, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
(c) Thibaud Aronson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2019-04-01
Colonia, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
(c) Thibaud Aronson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Emoia atrocostata. BPBM 40947. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090329273. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/40947.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090329273 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
