BPBM 44122Vertebrate Zoology
Emoia atrocostata
Littoral Whiptail-skink
As recorded: Emoia atrocostata (Lesson, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- A Allison
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AA 22907
- Locality
- Gabutu Park - east
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -9.4938, 147.1810
- Identified by
- A Allison; confirmed by G Shea, Jul 2014A. AllisonA Allison →Jul confirmed by G Shea →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Emoia atrocostata observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-05.
2026-07-05
Kairuku-Hiri District, Central Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Arnau Ribera Tort, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-09-01
Kairuku-Hiri District, Papua New Guinea
(c) Alex Slavenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Emoia atrocostata. BPBM 44122. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090276299. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/44122.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090276299 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026