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BPBM 5139Vertebrate Zoology
Ornithuroscincus noctua
Moth Skink
As recorded: Lipinia noctua (Lesson, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- N L H Krauss
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Hawaii Volcanoes National park, Kamoamoa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 19.3180, -155.0540
- Identified by
- K J Frogner
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Ornithuroscincus noctua observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-03-31.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ornithuroscincus noctua. BPBM 5139. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090319531. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/5139.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090319531 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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