BPBM 8786Vertebrate Zoology
Carlia luctuosa
Mourning Rainbow Skink
As recorded: Carlia luctuosa (Peters & Doria, 1878)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- A Allison
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AA 1379
- Locality
- Brown River, 35 km NW [= NE] of Port Moresby
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -9.2005, 147.2351
- Identified by
- G R Zug, Jul 200115 Jul →G.R. Zug →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Carlia luctuosa observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2015-03-13.
2015-03-13
Kairuku-Hiri, PG-CE, PG
(c) Eric N. Rittmeyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-03-13
Kairuku-Hiri, PG-CE, PG
(c) Eric N. Rittmeyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carlia luctuosa. BPBM 8786. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92692738. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/8786.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92692738 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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