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Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus
Mottled Snake-eyed Skink
As recorded: Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus (Wiegmann, 1836)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- L S Motteler
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Kawaihae, 3.5 km S, 0.5 km E (Mauna Kea Beach Hotel)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.0047, -155.8240
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Waikoloa Beach Resort, HI, USA
(c) Cody Iordachescu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-02
Mauna Lani, Hawai'i, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-01-12
Waikoloa Beach Resort, HI, USA
(c) markymark5, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-18
Anaehoomalu Bay, Waikoloa, HI, US
(c) sperrybird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-05
Mauna Lani Golf, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) j6oneil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-18
Manoku Fishpond, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) j6oneil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus. BPBM 8590. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92878937. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/8590.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92878937 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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