Evidence found
1,250 records across 18 countries and territories, 1895–2025.
Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus · GBIF taxon key 2463508
Where has the Snake-Eyed Skink been recorded?
Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus occurrence evidence comes from 1,250 records in 18 countries and territories, from 1895 to 2025. Most records come from United States.
- 1,250 records
- 18 places
- 56 years recorded
- Squamata class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: October.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18952025
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Snake-Eyed Skink has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Snake-Eyed Skink. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 320 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 287 | |
| Kiribati | 279 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 140 | |
| Chile | 55 | |
| French Polynesia | 45 | |
| Cook Islands | 34 | |
| Tonga | 30 | |
| Guam | 26 | |
| Samoa | 9 | |
| Marshall Islands | 8 | |
| Solomon Islands | 5 | |
| Tuvalu | 5 | |
| American Samoa | 2 | |
| PN | 2 | |
| Fiji | 1 | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | |
| Tokelau | 1 |
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.