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Lobulia elegans in life
In life — Elegant Ground-skink, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Graham Armstrong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Graham Armstrong
BPBM 8328Vertebrate Zoology

Lobulia elegans

Elegant Ground-skink

As recorded: Lobulia elegans (Boulenger, 1897)

Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae

Collected by
A Allison
Collector number
Collector Number: AA 6738
Identified by
A Allison
Record type
Preserved specimen
186 Bishop specimens of Lobulia elegansSpecies page ›

Lobulia elegans observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-17.

Lobulia elegans observed 2025-08-17

2025-08-17

Papua New Guinea, Enga Province, Walya Village

(c) Alexander A. Fomichev, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Lobulia elegans. BPBM 8328. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090271608. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/8328.

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