Tropidophorus matsuii
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Tropidophorus |
| Species: | T. matsuii
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| Tropidophorus matsuii | |
Tropidophorus matsuii, also known commonly as Matsui's water skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, matsuii, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Masafumi Matsui.[3]: 171
Geographic distribution
[edit]Tropidophorus matsuii is found in northeastern Thailand, in Roi Et province.[1]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of Tropidophorus matsuii are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of approximately 350 m (1,150 ft).[1]
Behavior
[edit]Tropidophorus matsuii is semiaquatic.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Tropidophorus matsuii is ovoviviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Panitvong, N.; Cota, M. (2018). "Tropidophorus matsuii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104833378A104853865. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104833378A104853865.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Tropidophorus matsuii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 October 2020.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
[edit]- Chan-ard, T.; Parr, J.W.K.; Nabhitabhata, J. (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback). 352 pp.
- Greer, A.E.; Biswas, S. (2004). "A Generic Diagnosis for the Southeast Asian Scincid Lizard Genus Tropidophorus Duméril and Bibron, 1839 with Some Additional Comments on Its Morphology and Distribution". Journal of Herpetology. 38 (3): 426–430.
- 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. (Tropidophorus matsuii, new species, pp. 14–16, Figures 4–5).