Tropidophorus brookei

Last updated

Tropidophorus brookei
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Tropidophorus
Species:
T. brookei
Binomial name
Tropidophorus brookei
(Gray, 1845)
Synonyms [2]

Tropidophorus brookei, also known commonly as Brook's keeled skink and Brooke's keeled skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo.

Contents

Etymology

The specific name, brookei, is in honor of British adventurer James Brooke, who became the first White Rajah of Sarawak. [3]

Geographic range

T. brookei is found in all main administrative divisions of the island of Borneo: Kalimantan (Indonesia), Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia), and Brunei. [1] [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. brookei are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 43–1,100 m (141–3,609 ft). [1]

Reproduction

T. brookei is viviparous. [2]

Related Research Articles

Lubuya is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus contains one species, Lubuya ivensii, known commonly as Ivens' skink, Ivens's skink, Ivens's water skink, or the meadow skink, which is native to Southern Africa.

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cunningham's spiny-tailed skink</span> Species of lizard

Cunningham's spiny-tailed skink, also known commonly as Cunningham's skink, is a species of large skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to southeastern Australia.

<i>Subdoluseps bowringii</i> Species of lizard

Subdoluseps bowringii, also known commonly as Bowring's supple skink, Bowring's writhing skink, and the Christmas Island grass-skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

<i>Eutropis tytleri</i> Species of lizard

Eutropis tytleri is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Andaman Islands, India.

<i>Ophiomorus latastii</i> Species of lizard

Ophiomorus latastii, also known commonly as Lataste's snake skink and Latast's [sic] snake skink is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Scincinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Near East.

Günther's dwarf burrowing skink, also known commonly as Günther's burrowing skink, was a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species was endemic to Natal, South Africa.

<i>Tropidophorus grayi</i> Species of lizard

Tropidophorus grayi, commonly called the spiny waterside skink, Gray's keeled skink, Gray's water skink, and the Philippine spiny stream skink is a relatively abundant but secretive skink species, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.

Tropidophorus berdmorei, commonly known as Berdmore's water skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Asia.

Nessia burtonii, commonly known as Burton's nessia, Gray's snake skink, or the three-toed snakeskink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.

<i>Otosaurus</i> Species of lizard

Otosaurus cumingii, commonly called Cuming's sphenomorphus or the Luzon giant forest skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.

<i>Lipinia pulchella</i> Species of lizard

Lipinia pulchella, known commonly as the yellow-striped slender tree skink or beautiful lipinia, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.

Chioninia delalandii is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands.

<i>Chioninia stangeri</i> Species of lizard

Chioninia stangeri is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vaillant's mabuya</span> Species of lizard

Chioninia vaillantii, also known commonly as Vaillant's mabuya or Vaillant's skink, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands. There are two recognized subspecies.

Emoia baudini, also known commonly as Baudin's emo skink, Baudin's skink, and the Great Bight cool-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to New Guinea, Maluku, and Sulawesi.

Dasia vyneri, also known commonly as Shelford's skink and Vyner's tree skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

<i>Pinoyscincus jagori</i> Species of lizard

Pinoyscincus jagori, Jagor's sphenomorphus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines. There are two recognized subspecies.

Tropidophorus beccarii, also known commonly as Beccari's keeled skink and Beccari's water skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo.

Feylinia currori, also known commonly as Curror's skink, the western forest feylinia, and the western forest limbless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to Central Africa.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Iskandar, D.; McGuire, J. (2018). "Tropidophorus brookei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T102349419A102349428. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102349419A102349428.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Tropidophorus brookei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 13 October 2020.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Brooke's Keeled Skink Tropidophorus brookei ", p. 39).

Further reading