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Emoia caeruleocauda
Pacific Bluetail Skink
As recorded: Emoia caeruleocauda (De Vis, 1892)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- A Allison
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AA 15968
- Locality
- Timika airport, ca. 31 km NNE (by air), (Site 11)
- Island
- Fakfak Div.
- Region
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- -4.2705, 137.0170
- Identified by
- A Allison
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Emoia caeruleocauda observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-26.

2026-07-26
JV26+6C2, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Central Papua 99910, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-14
JV36+QR6, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua 99910, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-19
Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-14
HVX5+QJ2, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua 99910, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-20
Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-14
JV36+QR6, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua 99910, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Emoia caeruleocauda. BPBM 43119. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090222137. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/43119.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090222137 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
