Tropidophorus hainanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Tropidophorus
Species: Tropidophorus hainanus

Name

Tropidophorus hainanus Smith, 1923: 779

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.9.10 (formerly 1924.5.22.8; Smith’s collection number 6997), collected by M.A. Smith in January 1923.
• Type locality: “Aug Mao, alt. 600 m., near the Five Finger mountain, island of Hainan”.

References

Primary references

• 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. BHL

Additional references

• Nguyen, T.Q., Nguyen, V.S., Orlov, N., Hoang, T.N., 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. DOI: 10.1002/zoos.200900020 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Tropidophorus hainanus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 August 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Hainan Water Skink