Carlia bicarinata
Rainbow Skink
As recorded: Carlia bicarinata (Macleay, 1877)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- A Allison
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AA 22890
- Locality
- PNG National Museum Campus
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -9.4256, 147.1901
- Identified by
- A Allison
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Carlia bicarinata observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-15.
2026-03-15
Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
(c) Bird Explorers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-24
Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
(c) johnpaulhouston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-07-25
H5R7+2J9, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
(c) Alex Slavenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2011-06-26
National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
(c) Graham Armstrong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2010-03-16
Kairuku-Hiri, PG-CE, PG
(c) Bryce van der Heide, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carlia bicarinata. BPBM 43976. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090285501. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/43976.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090285501 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026