Tropidophorus

Tropidophorus is a genus of semiaquatic lizards in the skink family (Scincidae), found in Indochina, Borneo, Sulawesi, and the Philippines. They are sometimes known as water skinks or waterside skinks.

Species

The following 29 species are recognized:

• Tropidophorus assamensis <small>Annandale, 1912</small> – north-eastern water skink
• Tropidophorus baconi <small>Hikida, & Ota, 2003</small>
• Tropidophorus baviensis <small>Bourret, 1939</small> – Bavi water skink, Bavay's keeled skink
• Tropidophorus beccarii <small>W. Peters, 1871</small> – Beccari's keeled skink
• Tropidophorus berdmorei <small>(Blyth, 1853)</small> – Berdmore's water skink
• Tropidophorus boehmei <small>T.Q. Nguyen et al., 2010</small> – Boehme's water skink
• Tropidophorus brookei <small>(Gray, 1845)</small> – Brook's keeled skink
• Tropidophorus cocincinensis <small>A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839</small> – Cochinchinese water skink
• Tropidophorus davaoensis <small>, 1980</small> – Davao waterside skink
• Tropidophorus grayi <small>Günther, 1861</small> – Gray's water skink, spiny waterside skink, Gray's keeled skink
• Tropidophorus guangxiensis <small>, 1992</small>
• Tropidophorus hainanus <small>M.A. Smith, 1923</small> – Hainan water skink
• Tropidophorus hangnam <small> et al., 2005</small>
• Tropidophorus iniquus <small>Lidth de Jeude, 1905</small>
• Tropidophorus kouzhitongi <small>, , , Stuart & , 2025</small> – Kou's water skink
• Tropidophorus laotus <small>M.A. Smith, 1923</small> – Laotian water skink, Laotian keeled skink
• Tropidophorus latiscutatus <small>Hikida et al., 2002</small>
• Tropidophorus matsuii <small>Hikida et al., 2002</small>
• Tropidophorus microlepis <small>Günther, 1861</small> – small-scaled water skink
• Tropidophorus micropus <small>Lidth de Jeude, 1905</small>
• Tropidophorus misaminius <small>Stejneger, 1908</small> – Misamis waterside skink
• Tropidophorus mocquardii <small>Boulenger, 1894</small> – Mocquard's keeled skink
• Tropidophorus murphyi <small>Hikida et al., 2002</small> – Murphy's water skink
• Tropidophorus noggei <small> et al., 2005</small> – Nogge's water skink
• Tropidophorus partelloi <small>Stejneger, 1910</small> – Partello's waterside skink
• Tropidophorus perplexus <small>Barbour, 1921</small>
• Tropidophorus robinsoni <small>M.A. Smith, 1919</small> – Robinson's water skink, Robinson's keeled skink
• Tropidophorus sebi <small>, , Bauer & Das, 2017</small> – Baleh water skink
• Tropidophorus sinicus <small>Boettger, 1886</small> – Chinese water skink
• Tropidophorus thai <small>M.A. Smith, 1919</small> – Thai water skink, Thai stream skink

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Tropidophorus.

References

Further reading

• Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Tropidophorus, new genus, pp.&nbsp;554–556). (in French).

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