Tropidophorus brookei

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Tropidophorus brookei

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo
.

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

wetlands, at altitudes of 43–1,100 m (141–3,609 ft).[1]

Reproduction

T. brookei is viviparous.[2]

References

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. ("Tropidophorus brookii [sic]", new combination, p. 361 + Plate XXX, figures 1, 1a, 1b).
  • Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Norbea brookei, new species, p. 102).