Tropidophorus misaminius

Tropidophorus misaminius

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 misaminius

Name

Tropidophorus misaminius Stejneger, 1908

• Holotype: USNM 37383.
• Type locality: “Malindang Mtn., Misamis Province, Mindanao”.

Synonyms

• Tropidophorus rivularis Taylor 1915: 106
  • Holotype: BSMP 1780, collected by E.H. Taylor in June 1912.
  • Type locality: “Bunauan, Agusan Province, Mindanao”.

References

Primary references

• Stejneger, L. 1908. Three new species of lizards from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 34: 199–204. BHL
• Taylor, E.H. 1915. New species of Philippine lizards. Philippine Journal of Science 10(2): 89–109. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Tropidophorus misaminius. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 March 2023.
• Diesmos, A., Custodio, C. & Demegillo, A. 2009. IUCN: Tropidophorus misaminius  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169786A6673691. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169786A6673691.en. Accessed on 21 March 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Misamis Waterside Skink