Tropidophorus berdmorei

Tropidophorus berdmorei, commonly known as Berdmore's water skink,[3][4] is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Asia.

Tropidophorus berdmorei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Tropidophorus
Species:
T. berdmorei
Binomial name
Tropidophorus berdmorei
(Blyth, 1853)
Synonyms[2]
  • Aspris Berdmorei
    Blyth, 1853
  • Tropidophorus Berdmorei
    — Theobald 1868
  • Tropidophorus yunnanensis
    Boulenger, 1887
  • Tropidophorus berdmorei
    — M.A. Smith 1935
  • Tropidophorus berdmorei
    — Taylor, 1963
  • Tropidophorus berdmorei
    — Cox et al., 1998
  • Tropidophorus berdmorei
    — Honda et al., 2006

Geographic range

T. berdmorei is found in China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.[2][5][6]

Etymology

The specific name, berdmorei, is in honor of British naturalist Captain Thomas Matthew Berdmore (1811–1859), who collected the holotype.[7]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. berdmorei is rocky streams in forest, at altitudes of 170–1,000 m (560–3,280 ft).[1]

Diet

T. berdmorei preys upon worms, insects, and small crustaceans.[1]

Reproduction

T. berdmorei is viviparous.[2]

References
  1. Thaksintham, W.; Wogan, G.; Danaisawat, P.; Rao, D.-Q.; Cai, B. (2019). "Tropidophorus berdmorei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T104778762A104853835. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T104778762A104853835.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Tropidophorus berdmorei ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  3. "Tropidophorus berdmorei ". uBIO. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  4. "Tropidophorus berdmorei ". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  5. "Tropidophorus berdmorei ". National Parks of Thailand. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  6. "Doi Inthanon National Park". National Parks of Thailand, Thailand. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  7. 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 berdmorei, p. 23).

Further reading
  • Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I- XL. (Tropidophorus berdmorii [sic] and T. yunnanensis, p. 362).
  • Blyth E (1853). "Notices and Descriptions of various Reptiles, new or little-known". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 22: 639-655. (Aspris berdmorei, new species, p. 651).
  • Honda M, Ota H, Murphy RW, Hikida T (2006). "Phylogeny and biogeography of water skinks of the genus Tropidophorus (Reptilia: Scincidae), a molecular approach". Zoologica Scripta 35 (1): 85-95.
  • Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Tropidophorus berdmorei, p. 325).
  • Taylor EH (1963). "The Lizards of Thailand". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 44 (14): 687-1077. (Tropidophorus berdmorei, pp. 986–989, Figure 77).


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