Jump to content

Tropidophorus boehmei

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tropidophorus boehmei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Tropidophorus
Species:
T. boehmei
Binomial name
Tropidophorus boehmei

Tropidophorus boehmei, also known commonly as Boehme's water skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Vietnam.

Etymology

[edit]

The specific name, boehmei, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme.[2][3]

Geographic range

[edit]

T. boehmei is endemic to Lào Cai Province in northern Vietnam.[1][2]

Habitat

[edit]

The preferred natural habitats of T. boehmei are forest and freshwater streams, at altitudes of 1,200–1,300 m (3,900–4,300 ft).[1]

Description

[edit]

Large for its genus, T. boehmei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 10.5 cm (4.1 in). Dorsally, it is dark gray, with a pattern of lighter crossbands and white dots.[2]

Diet

[edit]

T. boehmi preys upon spiders.[1]

Reproduction

[edit]

The mode of reproduction of T. boehmi is unknown.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d Nguyen, T.Q. (2018). "Tropidophorus boehmei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104831419A104853840. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104831419A104853840.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Tropidophorus boehmei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropidophorus boehmei, p. 30).

Further reading

[edit]