Tropidophorus brookei
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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. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ a b c Tropidophorus brookei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ 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).

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