Where does the Pacific Black Skink live?
Emoia nigra has 1,394 records in 11 countries and territories, from 1902 to 2026. Most records come from Solomon Islands.
- 1,394 records
- 11 places
- 55 years recorded
- Squamata class
AnimaliaChordataSquamataScincidaeEmoia
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. 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
19022026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 697 | |
| American Samoa | 271 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 197 | |
| Samoa | 113 | |
| Vanuatu | 53 | |
| Fiji | 38 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 16 | |
| Tonga | 5 | |
| Niue | 2 | |
| Tuvalu | 1 | |
| United States | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Scincidae.
Marianas Blue-Tailed Skink
7,724 records
Ocellated Bronze Skink
5,689 records
Emerald Skink
5,085 records
White-Bellied Skink
4,579 records
Owen Stanley Range Slender Skink
4,286 records
Brown Four-fingered Skink
3,979 records
Boulenger's Emo Skink
3,813 records
Sphenomorphus solomonis
3,497 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.