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Emoia cyanura
As recorded: Emoia cyanura (Lesson, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- R H Beck ?, H P Whitney ExpeditionR.H. Beck →H P Whitney Expedition →
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- Tahiti Island
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -17.6996, -149.3760
- Identified by
- I Ineich, BP-12513, 1990BP-12513 →I. Ineich →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Emoia cyanura observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-15.
2026-07-15
7M5V+XG9, Taiarapu-Ouest, Polynésie française
(c) morganetahiti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-26
Tiarei, Hitiaʻa O Te Ra, French Polynesia
(c) luca tringali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-01
Parc Atioropaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-01
Cascades de Faarumai, Tahiti
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-04
Papeno'o, Hitiaʻa O Te Ra, Francia Polinézia
(c) Adam Z. Lendvai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-04-26
Mataiea (🇵🇫 Pōrīnetia Farāni ~ Polynésie Française, Iles du Vent - Tahiti)
(c) Nuno Veríssimo P., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Emoia cyanura. BPBM 998. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92979912. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/998.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92979912 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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