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Emoia in life
In life — Emo Skinks, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Arthur Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
BPBM 41183Vertebrate Zoology

Emoia

Emo Skinks

As recorded: Emoia Gray, 1845

Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae

Collected by
A Allison
Collector number
Collector Number: AA 21580
Identified by
A Allison
Record type
Preserved specimen
199 Bishop specimens of EmoiaSpecies page ›

Emoia observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,363 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

Emoia observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia

(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Emoia observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

Tuamasaga, Samoa

(c) Rosie B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Emoia observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

SWK-KB, Sarawak, Malaysia

(c) Dixon Lau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Emoia observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Solomon Islands, SB

(c) seasav, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Emoia observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia

(c) Dan Brown - Wild Discovery tours, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Emoia observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Taiwan, TW

(c) Yung-Lun Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Emoia. BPBM 41183. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090371170. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/41183.

Record sources