
Emoia longicauda
Shrub Whiptail-skink
As recorded: Emoia longicauda (Macleay, 1877)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- A Allison
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AA 15017
- Locality
- Timika airport, ca. 15 km NNE (by air), (Mile 38 Camp)
- Island
- Fakfak Div.
- Region
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- -4.3944, 136.9330
- Identified by
- A Allison
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Emoia longicauda observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-25
HVQ7+W2, Kuala Kencana, Kec. Kuala Kencana, Kabupaten Mimika, Papua 99910, Indonesia
(c) Fauzan_7A, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-26
HVX5+VGX, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua 99910, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-15
HVW4+FXQ, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua 99910, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-10
HVW4+FXQ, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua 99910, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-10
HVW4+FXQ, 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 longicauda. BPBM 43131. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090215993. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/43131.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090215993 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
