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Tropidophorus microlepis GÜNTHER, 1861

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Small-scaled Water Skink
G: Kleinschuppiger Wasserskink 
SynonymTropidophorus microlepis GÜNTHER 1861: 188
Tropidophorus microlepis GÜNTHER 1861: 267
Tropidophorus microlepis — SMITH 1935: 328
Tropidophorus cochinchinensis — BOULENGER 1887: 363 (part. fide SMITH)
Tropidophorus microlepis — TAYLOR 1963: 983
Tropidophorus microlepis — COX et al. 1998: 121
Tropidophorus microlepis — STUART et al. 2006
Tropidophorus microlepis — STUART et al. in WCS 2024 
DistributionS Thailand, Vietnam (Langbian plateau, Son La), Cambodia, Laos

Type locality: Khao Sebab, Chantabun [now Chanthaburi], S.E. Siam [= Thailand]  
Reproductionovoviviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.8.20.85 (formerly 1860.8.28.21). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Upper head scales strongly striated; frontonasal undivided; prefrontals in contact with each other; loreals 2, separated from supralabials by a series of 4 – 5 small scales; superciliaries 5 – 7, superciliary row not completed along the entire length of lateral edge of supraoculars; supralabials 7, f ifth below the eye; infralabials 6 – 7; postmental undivided; midbody scales in 28 – 32 rows; 13 – 14 scale rows at position of tenth subcaudal on tail; paravertebral scales 40 – 46; dorsal scales on tail distinctly keeled, two series of moderately elevated spines along middle of dorsal tail, not being continuous with those on back; ventral scales in 49 – 52 transverse rows; 3 enlarged precloacals; subdigital lamellae 20 – 22 under fourth toe (Smith 1935; Taylor 1963; Bourret 2009; Truong et al. 2010).


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EtymologyNamed after Greek micros (μικρός), small + Greek lepis (λεπίς), scale. 
References
  • Bobrov V.V., Semenov D.V. 2008. Lizards of Vietnam [in Russian]. Moscow, 236 pp.
  • Boulenger, G. A. 1887. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) III. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropsidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae. London: 575 pp. - get paper here
  • 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
  • Cox, Merel J.; Van Dijk, Peter Paul; Jarujin Nabhitabhata & Thirakhupt,Kumthorn 1998. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Ralph Curtis Publishing, 144 pp.
  • Günther, A. 1861. Second list of Siamese reptiles. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1861: 187-189 - get paper here
  • Günther, A. 1861. Second list of Siamese reptiles. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 8: 266-268 - get paper here
  • Günther, A. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. London (Taylor & Francis), xxvii + 452 pp. - get paper here
  • Nabhitabhata, J., T. Chan-ard and Y. Chuaynkern 2000. Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles in Thailand. Office of Environmental Policy and Planning, Bankok. 152pp.
  • 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, S.V., Ho, C.T. and Nguyen, T.Q. 2009. Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Chimaira, Frankfurt, 768 pp.
  • Nguyen, Truong Quang; Anh Van Pham, Hoang Van Tu, Tan Van Nguyen, Thomas Ziegler 2018. New records and an updated list of lizards from Son La Province, Vietnam. Herpetology Notes 11: 209-216 - get paper here
  • Smith, M.A. 1923. A review of the lizards of the genus Tropidophorus on the Asiatic mainland. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1923: 775-781 - get paper here
  • 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.
  • Stuart, B.; Sok, K. & Neang, T. 2006. A collection of amphibians and reptiles from hilly Eastern Cambodia. Raffles Bull. Zool. 54 (1): 129-155 - get paper here
  • Taylor, E.H. 1963. The lizards of Thailand. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 44: 687-1077. - get paper here
  • WCS 2024. Wildlife in Lao PDR, 2024 Status Report. Vientiane; Wildlife Conservation Society Lao PDR Program
  • Zuklin, Tomas; Nathanael Maury, Saly Sitthivong, Thong Van Pham, Olivier Le Duc, Cedric Bordes, Benjamin Leprince, Charlotte Ducotterd, Lo Van Oanh, Phimphasone Vilay, Vinh Quang Luu, Luca Luiselli 2021. The «Empty Forest Syndrome» and the Herpetofaunal Communities in Laos (South-Eastern Asia). Russian Journal of Herpetology 28 (6): 333-347 - get paper here
 
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