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Tropidophorus cocincinensis DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1839

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Cochinchinese water skink 
SynonymTropidophorus Cocincinensis DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1839: 556
Tropidophorus cochinchinensis — GÜNTHER 1861: 267
Tropidophorus cochinchinensis – BOULENGER 1887: 363 (part.)
Tropidophorus cocincinensis — SMITH 1923: 780
Tropidophorus cocincinensis — SMITH 1935: 329
Tropidophorus cocincinensis — BOBROV 1995
Tropidophorus concincinesis [sic] — GREER & BISWAS 2004 
DistributionThailand, S Vietnam, Cambodia

Type locality: unknown  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 2847. Smith (1923) mentioned 3 type specimens: MNHN-RA 2845-2847. However, the original description was obviously based on a single specimen (Duméril & Bibron 1839). The holotype is MNHN-RA 2847 because it has a TL (179 mm) which is identical with the original description 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1974 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentNot listed by CHAN-ARD et al. 1999.

Type Species: Tropidophorus cocincinensis is the type species of the genus Tropidophorus Duméril & Bibron, 1839.

Key: Guo et al. 2021 provide a key to the species of Tropidophorus from China. 
References
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  • Chuaynkern, Y., Nabhitabhata, J., Inthara, C. Kamsook, M. & K. Somsri 2005. A New Species of the Water Skink Tropidophorus (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from Northeast Thailand. The Thailand Natural History Museum Journal 1(2): 165-176 - get paper here
  • Das, I. 2010. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Southeast Asia. New Holland, London. 376 pp. [book review in Sauria 33 (3): 51, and Russ. J. Herp. 18: 325] - get paper here
  • Duméril, A. M. C. and G. Bibron. 1839. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Vol. 5. Roret/Fain et Thunot, Paris, 871 pp. - get paper here
  • Geissler, P., Hartmann, T., Ihlow, F., Neang T., Seng R., Wagner, P. & Bohme, W. 2019. Herpetofauna of the Phnom Kulen National Park, northern Cambodia—An annotated checklist. Cambodian Journal of Natural History 2019 (1): 40–63 - get paper here
  • Greer, A.E. 1970. A subfamilial classification of scincid lizards. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 139 (3): 151-184. - get paper here
  • Greer, A.E. & Biswas, S. 2004. A Generic Diagnosis for the Southeast Asian Scincid Lizard Genus Tropidophorus Dumeéril and Bibron, 1839 with Some Additional Comments on Its Morphology and Distribution. Journal of Herpetology 38 (3): 426-430 - get paper here
  • Günther, A. 1861. Second list of Siamese reptiles. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 8: 266-268 - get paper here
  • Guo, Ke-Ji; Fu Shu, Nan-Fei Wu, Shun-De Chen, Mian Hou, Sheng-Chao Shi, Xue-Jian Deng 2021. Neotype designation and redescription of Tropidophorus guangxiensis Wen, 1992 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae), with description of a new subspecies from central South China. Zool. Res. 2021, 42(5): 606−613 - get paper here
  • Hartmann, T.; Chipich, H.; Handschuh, M.; Quang Trong, Nguyen; Böhme, W. 2009. First record of Tropidophorus cocincinensis Duméril and Bibron, 1839 from Cambodia. Herpetology Notes 2: 87-89 - get paper here
  • Hartmann, Timo 2012. Unter Forschern. Vielfalt zwischen Tempeln und Landminen – Herpetologische Feldarbeit in Kambodscha. Terraria-Elaphe 2012 (3): 42-45 - get paper here
  • Heidrich, A. 2007. Abschlussbericht der Diplomarbeit “Etho-Ökologie und Morphologie ausgewählter Echsenarten im Phong Nha - Ke Bang Nationalpark, Vietnam”. Elaphe 15 (4): 53-58
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  • Nguyen, Luan Thanh; Ha Van Hoang, Thang Tai Nguyen, McCormack Timothy E.M., Sang Ngoc Nguyen 2016. A COLLECTION OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES FROM BAC HUONG HOA NATURE RESERVE, QUANG TRI PROVINCE, VIETNAM. Proceedings of the 3nd National Scientific Workshop “Amphibians and Reptiles in Vietnam - get paper here
  • Nguyen, Quang Truong; Nguyen Van Sang, Nikolai Orlov, Hoang Ngoc Thao, Wolfgang Böhme and Thomas Ziegler 2010. A review of the genus Tropidophorus (Squamata, Scincidae) from Vietnam with new species records and additional data on natural history. Zoosyst. Evol . 86 (1): 5 – 19
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  • Smith, M.A. 1935. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Reptiles and Amphibia, Vol. II. Sauria. Taylor and Francis, London, 440 pp.
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