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Tropidophorus in general

Greer, A.E.; Biswas, S. 2004. A generic diagnosis for the Southeast Asian scincid lizard genus Tropidophorus Dumeril and Bibron, 1839 with some additional comments on its morphology and distribution. Journal of Herpetology 38(3): 426-430.

Honda, M.; Ota, H.; Murphy, R.W.; Hikida, T. 2006. Phylogeny and biogeography of water skinks of the genus Tropidophorus (Reptilia: Scincidae): a molecular approach. Zoologica Scripta 35(1): 85-95.

Nguyen, Q.T.; Nguyen, V.S.; Orlov, N.L.; Hoang, N.T.; Böhme, W.; Ziegler, T. 2010. A review of the genus Tropidophorus (Squamata, Scincidae) from Vietnam with new species records and additional data on natural history. Zoosystematics and Evolution 86(1): 5-19.

Smith, M.A. 1923. A review of the lizards of the genus Tropidophorus on the Asiatic mainland. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1923: 775-781.

Tropidophorus assamensis

Das, A. 2008. Geographic distribution: Tropidophorus assamensis (Assamese Water Skink). Herpetological Review 39(1): 110.

Das, A.; Saikia, U.; Murthy, B.H.C.K.; Dey, S.; Dutta, S.K. 2009. A herpetofaunal inventory of Barail Wildlife Sanctuary and adjacent regions, Assam, north-eastern India. Hamadryad 34(1): 117-134.

Mathew, R. 2006. North-Eastern Water Skink Tropidophorus assamensis Annandale (Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae) in Mizoram, north east India. Cobra (Chennai) 63: 14-15.

Tropidophorus baconi

Hikida, T.; Riyanto, A.; Ota, H. 2003. A new water skink of the genus Tropidophorus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current Herpetology 22(1): 29-36.

Tropidophorus baviensis

Bourret, R. 1939. Notes herpétologiques sur l'Indochine francaise. XVII. reptiles et batraciens recus au Laboratoire des Sciences Naturelles de l'Université au cours de l'année 1938. Descriptions de trois espèces nouvelles. Bulletin General de l'Instruction Publique (Hanoi) 18(6) (annexe): 13-34.

Hikida, T.; Orlov, N.L.; Nabhitabhata, J.; Ota, H. 2002. Three new depressed-bodied water skinks of the genus Tropidophorus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Thailand and Vietnam. Current Herpetology 21(1): 9-23.

Ngo, A.; Murphy, R.W.; Orlov, N.L.; Darevsky, I.S.; Bguyen, V.S. 2000. A redescription of the Ba Vi water skink Tropidophorus baviensis Bourret, 1939. Russian Journal of Herpetology 7(2): 155-158.

Nguyen, Q.T.; Nguyen, V.S.; Orlov, N.L.; Hoang, N.T.; Böhme, W.; Ziegler, T. 2010. A review of the genus Tropidophorus (Squamata, Scincidae) from Vietnam with new species records and additional data on natural history. Zoosystematics and Evolution 86(1): 5-19.

Tropidophorus beccarii

Boon-Hee, K.; Albert, J.; Ismail, N.; Siwan, E.; Lau en Shing, C.; Ngindang, V.B.A.; Peng, J.K.S. 2010. Natural history notes: Limnonectes kuhlii (Kuhl's Creek Frog) Diet. Herpetological Review 41(3): 338.

Bringsøe, H. 2007. Mine oplevelser med uanselige vandlevende øgler i Fransk Guyana, Kina, Malaysia og Costa Rica. [My experiences with aquatic lizards in French Guiana, China, Malaysia, and Costa Rica]. (In Danish, English summary). Nordisk Herpetologisk Forening 50(4): 98-114.

Hikida, T.; Ota, H. 1994. Sphenomorphus aquaticus Malkmus, 1991, a junior synonym of Tropidophorus beccarii (Peters, 1871) (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 45(1): 57-60.

Malkmus, R. 1991. Sphenomorphus aquaticus sp. n. (Sauria: Scincidae) vom Mount Kinabalu/Nord Borneo. Sauria (Berlin) 13(3): 23-28.

Ota, H.; Hikida, T.; Matsui, M.; Mori, A. 1991. Karyotypes of two water skinks of the genus Tropidophorus (Reptilia: Squamata) from Borneo. Journal of Herpetology 25(4): 488-490.

Tropidophorus berdmorei

Chuaynkern, Y.; Chuaynkern, C.; Duengkae, P.; Ponituk, Y.; Tasen, W. 2014. Natural history notes: Tropidophorus berdmorei (Berdmore's Water Skink). Diet. Herpetological Review 45(2): 333-334.

Nguyen, Q.T.; Nguyen, V.S.; Orlov, N.L.; Hoang, N.T.; Böhme, W.; Ziegler, T. 2010. A review of the genus Tropidophorus (Squamata, Scincidae) from Vietnam with new species records and additional data on natural history. Zoosystematics and Evolution 86(1): 5-19.

Tropidophorus boehmei

Nguyen, Q.T.; Nguyen, T.T.; Schmitz, A.; Orlov, N.L.; Ziegler, T. 2010. A new species of the genus Tropidophorus Dumeril & Bibron, 1839 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa 2349: 53-68.

Tropidophorus brookei

Barbour, T. 1921. Aquatic skinks and arboreal monitors. Copeia 1921(1): 42-44.

Goldberg, S.R. 2010. Reproduction in Brook's Keeled Skink, Tropidophorus brookei (Squamata: Scincidae), from Borneo. Texas Journal of Science 62(1): 63-67.

Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History), London. 289 pp.

Ota, H.; Hikida, T.; Matsui, M.; Mori, A. 1991. Karyotypes of two water skinks of the genus Tropidophorus (Reptilia: Squamata) from Borneo. Journal of Herpetology 25(4): 488-490.

Tropidophorus cocincinensis

Hartmann, T.; Chipich, H.; Handschuh, M.; Nguyen, Q.T.; Böhme, W. 2009. First record of Tropidophorus cocincinensis Dumeril and Bibron, 1839 from Cambodia. Herpetology Notes 2: 87-89.

Nguyen, Q.T.; Nguyen, V.S.; Orlov, N.L.; Hoang, N.T.; Böhme, W.; Ziegler, T. 2010. A review of the genus Tropidophorus (Squamata, Scincidae) from Vietnam with new species records and additional data on natural history. Zoosystematics and Evolution 86(1): 5-19.

Stuart, B.L.; Rowley, J.L.; Neang, T.; Emmett, D.A.; Sitha, S. 2010. Significant new records of amphibians and reptiles from Virachey National Park, northeastern Cambodia. Cambodian Journal of Natural History 2010(1): 38-47.

Tropidophorus davaoensis

David, P.; Pauwels, O.S.G.; Lays, P.F.A.G.; Lenglet, G.L. 2006. On a collection of reptiles from southern Mindanao Island, the Philippines. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique Biologie 76: 201-227.

Tropidophorus grayi

Bringsøe, H. 2007. Mine oplevelser med uanselige vandlevende øgler i Fransk Guyana, Kina, Malaysia og Costa Rica. [My experiences with aquatic lizards in French Guiana, China, Malaysia, and Costa Rica]. (In Danish, English summary). Nordisk Herpetologisk Forening 50(4): 98-114.

Dost, U. 1999. Ein "Minikrokodil" für das Paludarium. Der Kielskink Tropidophorus grayi. Reptilia (D) 4(18): 59-63.

Eggers, C. 1999. Haltung und Nachzucht des Kielskinks - Tropidophorus grayi. Elaphe 7(2): 14-15.

Gaulke, M. 2012. Grays Kielskink (Tropidophorus grayi Günther, 1861). Terraria-Elaphe 2012(36): 76-81.

Harbig, P. 1999. Zur Terrarienhaltung und Zucht von Tropidophorus grayi Gunther, 1861. Sauria (Berlin) 21(3): 35-42.

Klemmer, K.; Gaulke, M. 1993. Zur Kenntnis von Brachymeles und Tropidophorus (Sauria: Scincidae). Salamandra 29(1): 55-64.

Sison, R.; Gonzales, P.C.; Ferner, J.W. 1995. New island records from Panay, Philippines. Herpetological Review 26(1): 48-49.

Tropidophorus guangxiensis

Guo, K.J.; Mi, Q.Q.; Deng, X.J. 2010. [Tropidophorus - a new record of genus in reptile in Hunan]. (In Chinese). Chinese Journal of Zoology 45(1): 159-162.

Wen, Y. 1992. A new species of the genus Tropidophorus (Reptilia: Lacertilia) from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Asiatic Herpetological Research 4: 18-22.

Tropidophorus hainanus

Fei, D.B.; Yang, D.D.; Song, Y.C.; Fu, Q.; Yang, X.L. 2010. [New records of Tropidophorus hainanus and Amphiesma bitaeniata in Hunan, China]. (In Chinese). Chinese Journal of Zoology 45(2): 162-164.

Nguyen, Q.T.; Nguyen, V.S.; Orlov, N.L.; Hoang, N.T.; Böhme, W.; Ziegler, T. 2010. A review of the genus Tropidophorus (Squamata, Scincidae) from Vietnam with new species records and additional data on natural history. Zoosystematics and Evolution 86(1): 5-19.

Rao, J.T.; Pan, H.J.; Jiang, K.; Hu, H.J.; Zhang, L. 2011. [A new record of poorly known lizard Tropidophorus hainanus from Guangdong Province, China]. (In Chinese). Chinese Journal of Zoology 46(4): 142-143.

Rao, J.T.; Yu, B.C.; Luo, J.; Jiang, K.; Pan, H.J.; Xiao, R.G.; Zhang, L. 2013. [Herpetological resources in Chebaling National Nature Reserve]. (In Chinese). Sichuan Journal of Zoology 32(1): 131-136.

Zhang, Y.H.; Gong, D.J.; Li, Y.; Sun, L.X. 2012. [A new lizard record in Guizhou Province: Tropidophorus hainanus]. (In Chinese). Chinese Journal of Zoology 47(2): 138-140.

Ziegler, T.; Vu, N.T.; Le, K.Q.; Nguyen, Q.T.; Hallermann, J.; Thach, M.H.; Le, V.K. 2006. Neue Verbreitungsnachweise einiger wenig bekannter vietnamesischer Amphibien und Reptilien. Sauria (Berlin) 28(2): 29-40.

Tropidophorus hangnam

Chuaynkern, Y.; Nabhitabhata, J.; Inthara, C.; Kamsook, M.; Somsri, K. 2005. A new species of the water skink Tropidophorus (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from northeastern Thailand. Thailand Natural History Museum Journal 1(2): 165-176.

Tropidophorus iniquus

Lidth de Jeude, T.W. van 1905. Zoological results of the Dutch scientific expedition to central Borneo. The reptiles. Part I. Lizards. Notes Leyden Museum 25(16): 187-202.

Tropidophorus laotus

Tropidophorus latiscutatus

Hikida, T.; Orlov, N.L.; Nabhitabhata, J.; Ota, H. 2002. Three new depressed-bodied water skinks of the genus Tropidophorus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Thailand and Vietnam. Current Herpetology 21(1): 9-23.

Teynié, A.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Lorvelec, O.; Piquet, A.; Lottier, A.; David, P. 2014. Amphibiens et reptiles du Laos: nouvelles données nationales et provinciales. Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 151: 21-52.

Tropidophorus matsuii

Tropidophorus microlepis

Darevsky, I.S.; Nguyen, V.S.; Than, K. 1986. [Materials on the herpetology of the north Vietnam]. (In Russian, English summary). Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta 157: 62-68.

Nguyen, Q.T.; Nguyen, V.S.; Orlov, N.L.; Hoang, N.T.; Böhme, W.; Ziegler, T. 2010. A review of the genus Tropidophorus (Squamata, Scincidae) from Vietnam with new species records and additional data on natural history. Zoosystematics and Evolution 86(1): 5-19.

Tropidophorus micropus

Lidth de Jeude, T.W. van 1905. Zoological results of the Dutch scientific expedition to central Borneo. The reptiles. Part I. Lizards. Notes Leyden Museum 25(16): 187-202.

Pui, Y.M.; Das, I. 2017. Rediscovery and redescription of Tropidophorus micropus van Lidth de Jeude, 1905 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae) from Sarawak, East Malaysia (Borneo). Asian Herpetological Research 8(2): 147-150.

Tropidophorus misaminius

Stejneger, L.H. 1908. Three new species of lizards from the Philippine islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 34: 199-204.

Sy, E.Y.; Parcon, R.C. 2014. Natural history notes: Tropidophorus misaminius (Misamis Water Skink). Novel microhabitat. Herpetological Review 45(4): 702-702.

Taylor, E.H. 1915. New species of Philippine lizards. Philippine Journal of Science (D) 10: 89-109.

Taylor, E.H. 1922. Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands. I and II. Philippine Journal of Science 21: 161-206, 257-303.

Tropidophorus mocquardii

Boulenger, G.A. 1894. Second report on additions to the lizard collection in the Natural History Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1894: 722-736.

Tropidophorus murphyi

Hikida, T.; Orlov, N.L.; Nabhitabhata, J.; Ota, H. 2002. Three new depressed-bodied water skinks of the genus Tropidophorus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Thailand and Vietnam. Current Herpetology 21(1): 9-23.

Nguyen, Q.T.; Nguyen, V.S.; Orlov, N.L.; Hoang, N.T.; Böhme, W.; Ziegler, T. 2010. A review of the genus Tropidophorus (Squamata, Scincidae) from Vietnam with new species records and additional data on natural history. Zoosystematics and Evolution 86(1): 5-19.

Tropidophorus noggei

Nguyen, Q.T.; Nguyen, V.S.; Orlov, N.L.; Hoang, N.T.; Böhme, W.; Ziegler, T. 2010. A review of the genus Tropidophorus (Squamata, Scincidae) from Vietnam with new species records and additional data on natural history. Zoosystematics and Evolution 86(1): 5-19.

Ziegler, T.; Heidrich, A.; Schmitz, A.; Böhme, W. 2007. Phylogenetic position, morphology and natural history of the Vietnamese water skink Tropidophorus noggei Ziegler, Vu & Bui, 2005 (Sauria: Scincidae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 114(3): 599-614.

Ziegler, T.; Vu, N.T.; Bui, N.T. 2005. A new water skink of the genus Tropidophorus from Phong Nha- Ke Bang National Park, central Vietnam (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae). Salamandra 41(3): 137-146.

Tropidophorus partelloi

Stejneger, L.H. 1910. A new scincoid lizard from the Philippine islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 39(1776): 97-98.

Tropidophorus perplexus

Barbour, T. 1921. A new Bornean lizard. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 7: 87-89.

Tropidophorus robinsoni

Smith, M.A. 1919. The lizards of the genus Tropidophorus in Siam with descriptions of two new species. Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 3(3): 223-228.

Waiprom, L.; Chuaynkern, Y.; Duengkae, P.; Chuaynkern, C.; Sriboarod, K. 2013. Tropidophorus robinsoni Smith, 1919 (Squamata: Scincidae): new distribution record and map. Check List 9(2): 465-466.

Tropidophorus sebi

Pui, Y.M.; Karin, B.R.; Bauer, A.M.; Das, I. 2017. A new species of Tropidophorus Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae) from Sarawak, East Malaysia (Borneo). Zootaxa 4258(6): 539–550.

Tropidophorus sinicus

Tropidophorus thai

Chuaynkern, Y.; Chuaynkern, C.; Arkajag, J.; Tongpun, S.; Duengkae, P. 2014. Geographic distribution: Tropidophorus thai (Thai Water Skink). Herpetological Review 45(1): 93.

Smith, M.A. 1919. The lizards of the genus Tropidophorus in Siam with descriptions of two new species. Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 3(3): 223-228.