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BPBM 40950Vertebrate Zoology
Emoia jakati
Kopstein's Emo Skink
As recorded: Emoia jakati (Kopstein, 1926)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- D W Buden
- Collector number
- Collector Number: DWB 3412
- Locality
- Mt. Taabiywol, summit (ca. 4.4 km N Colonia)
- Island
- Yap Islands
- Region
- Micronesia
- Coordinates
- 9.5580, 138.1280
- Identified by
- D W Buden
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Emoia jakati observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-02-18.
2023-02-18
Yap, Micronesia
(c) cjmayer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-04-04
Maap Village, 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 jakati. BPBM 40950. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090194961. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/40950.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090194961 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026