Tropidophorus mocquardii

Tropidophorus mocquardii
	Geographic distribution of Tropidophorus mocquardii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Tropidophorus
Species:	T. mocquardii
Binomial name
	Tropidophorus mocquardii; Boulenger, 1895

Last updated November 03, 2025

Tropidophorus mocquardii is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is native to Malaysia.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, mocquardii, is in honor of French herpetologist François Mocquard.^[2]^: 181

Description

Tropidophorus mocquardii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.5 cm (3.7 in). It has 34 scale rows around the body at midbody. Dorsally, it is brown with darker crossbars. The flanks have white spots. Ventrally, it is cream-colored.^[3]^: 120

Geographic distribution

Tropidophorus mocquardii is found in the northern part of the island of Borneo.^[1]^[3]

Reproduction

Tropidophorus mocquardii is ovoviviparous.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Tropidophorus mocquardii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 13 October 2020.
↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
1 2 Das, I. (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. 144 pp.

Boulenger, G.A. (1895). "Second Report on Additions to the Lizard Collection in the Natural-History Museum". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1894: 722–736 + Plates XLVII–XLIX. (Tropidophorus mocquardii, new species, p. 735).
Das, I. (2004). Lizards of Borneo: A Pocket Guide. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia: Natural History Publications. ISBN 978-9838120807. 89 pp.
Malkmus, R.; Manthey, U.; Vogel, G.; Hoffman, P.; Kosuch, J. (2002). Amphibians and Reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo). Rugell, Liechtenstein: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag. ISBN 978-3904144834. 424 pp.

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[RDB-1] 1 2 3 Tropidophorus mocquardii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 13 October 2020.

[2] Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

[Das2006-3] 1 2 Das, I. (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. 144 pp.

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