Tropidophorus boehmei

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Tropidophorus boehmei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Tropidophorus
Species:
T. boehmei
Binomial name
Tropidophorus boehmei

Tropidophorus boehmei, also known commonly as Boehme's water skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Vietnam.

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Etymology

The specific name, boehmei, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme. [2] [3]

Geographic range

T. boehmei is endemic to Lào Cai Province in northern Vietnam. [1] [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. boehmei are forest and freshwater streams, at altitudes of 1,200–1,300 m (3,900–4,300 ft). [1]

Description

Large for its genus, T. boehmei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 10.5 cm (4.1 in). Dorsally, it is dark gray, with a pattern of lighter crossbands and white dots. [2]

Diet

T. boehmi preys upon spiders. [1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of T. boehmi is unknown. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nguyen TQ (2018). "Tropidophorus boehmei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T104831419A104853840.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Tropidophorus boehmei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 13 October 2020.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropidophorus boehmei, p. 30).

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