Tropidophorus hangnam CHUAYNKERN, NABHITABHATA, INTHARA, KAMSOOK & SOMSRI, 2005

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Tropidophorus hangnam CHUAYNKERN, NABHITABHATA, INTHARA, KAMSOOK & SOMSRI 2005 Tropidophorus hangnam — COTA et al. 2022
Distribution	NE Thailand (Chaiyaphum Province) Type locality: near Huay Nam Un, Phu Kjiew Wildlife Sanctuary, Chaiyaphum Province, NE Thailand.
Reproduction	ovoviviparous
Types	Holotype: THNHM 05776
Diagnosis	Diagnosis:- Head scales smooth: dorsal weakly keeled. lateral body keeled, and upper, anterior and posterior parts of limbs keeled, and tail strongly keeled; lateral scale-rows directed obliquely; two large preanal scales; subcaudals paired; tail shorter than SVL [from CHUAYNKERN et al. 2005].
Comment	Illustration: in DAS 2010, although on plate 36, the name Tropidophorus laotus Smith, 1923 is wrongly associated to a drawing of T. hangnam, and vice versa. Abundance: Rare.
References	Chan-ard, T., Parr, J.W.K. & Nabhitabhata, J. 2015. A field guide to the reptiles of Thailand. Oxford University Press, NY, 352 pp. [see book reviews by Pauwels & Grismer 2015 and Hikida 2015 for corrections] - get paper here 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 Cota, M., Makchai, S., & Pongcharoen, C. 2022. Updated Catalogue of the Amphibian and Reptile Type Specimens of the Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand. Thai Specimens 21: 311––5407 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 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 Nguyen, T.Q; Nguyen, T.T.; Schmitz, A.; Orlov, N.L. & Ziegler, T. 2010. A new species of the genus Tropidophorus Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa 2439: 53–68 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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