| Tropidophorus brookei | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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 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.
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]
References
- 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.
- 1 2 3 Tropidophorus brookei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 October 2020.
- ↑ 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
- 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).
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