Where does the Moth Skink live?
Ornithuroscincus noctua has 1,149 records in 20 countries and territories, from 1898 to 2026. Most records come from Papua New Guinea.
- 1,149 records
- 20 places
- 81 years recorded
- Squamata class
AnimaliaChordataSquamataScincidaeOrnithuroscincus
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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 248 | |
| French Polynesia | 234 | |
| Fiji | 87 | |
| United States | 74 | |
| Vanuatu | 73 | |
| Solomon Islands | 60 | |
| Guam | 58 | |
| Cook Islands | 56 | |
| Palau | 49 | |
| Micronesia | 40 | |
| Indonesia | 31 | |
| Kiribati | 31 | |
| American Samoa | 27 | |
| Tonga | 26 | |
| Marshall Islands | 20 | |
| Samoa | 20 | |
| Pitcairn | 10 | |
| Niue | 3 | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | |
| Tuvalu | 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.