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Tropidophorus misaminius STEJNEGER, 1908

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Misamis Waterside Skink 
SynonymTropidophorus misaminius STEJNEGER 1908
Tropidophorus rivularis TAYLOR 1915: 106
Tropidophorus rivularis — TAYLOR 1922: 240
Tropidophorus stejnegeri TAYLOR 1922: 285
Norbea misaminia — MITTLEMAN 1952
Norbea rivularis — MITTLEMAN 1952
Norbea stejnegeri — MITTLEMAN 1952
Tropidophorus misaminius — BROWN & ALCALA 1980: 224
Tropidophorus misaminius — GREER & BISWAS 2004
Tropidophorus misaminius — CAMINO et al. 2023 
DistributionPhilippines (Basilan, Camiguin, Mindanao)

Type locality: Malindang Mtn., Misamis Province, Mindanao.  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: USNM 37383
Holotype: CAS 60230 [stejnegeri] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1532 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
  • Beukema, W. 2011. Herpetofauna of disturbed forest fragments on the lower Mt. Kitanglad Rnage, Mindanao Isand, Philippines. Salamandra 47 (2): 90-98 - get paper here
  • Brown, WC. & A.C. ALCALA 1980. Philippine Lizards of the family Scincidae. Silliman Univ. Nat. Sci., Dumaguete City, Mon., Ser. 2: i-xi + 1-246.
  • Camino, F. A., Parba, F. J., Tagoon, M. D., Susulan, T. B., Vitor, K. C. A., & Delima-Baron, E. M. 2023. Stomach content analyses of lizard species from Mindanao Island, Philippines. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 22(1), 63-68 - get paper here
  • Daan, S. & Hillenius,D. 1966. Catalogue of the type specimens of amphibians and reptiles in the Zoological Museum, Amsterdam. Beaufortia 13: 117-144
  • 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
  • Klemmer K. & GAULKE M. 1993. Zur Kenntnis von Brachymeles und Tropidophorus (Sauria: Scincidae). Salamandra 29 (1): 55-64 - get paper here
  • Mittleman, M.B. 1952. A generic synopsis of the Lizards of the Subfamily Lygosominae. Smithson. misc. Collns, 117: 1-35. - get paper here
  • Ngilangil, Meconcepcion M. 2016. Abundance, Distribution and Microhabitat of Reptilian Species in Terminalia Forest and Sago Palm of Agusan Marsh, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines. SPU Research Journal on Global Education 1 (1) - get paper here
  • Rosales, A., Suhian, J. P., Gamalinda, E., Paz, S., & Solania-Naling, C. 2023. Herpetofauna of forest fragments within the Agata Mining Ventures Incorporated (AMVI), Agusan del Norte, Caraga Region, Philippines. Journal of Ecosystem Science and Eco-Governance, 5(2), 54-65 - get paper here
  • Sanguila MB, Cobb KA, Siler CD, Diesmos AC, Alcala AC, Brown RM 2016. The amphibians and reptiles of Mindanao Island, southern Philippines, II: the herpetofauna of northeast Mindanao and adjacent islands. ZooKeys 624: 1–132, doi: 10.3897/zookeys.624.9814 - get paper here
  • Solania, C. L., Cuadrado, J. T., Galolo, A. R. V., & Gamalinda, E. F. 2021. Species Richness and Community Structure of Amphibians and Reptiles in Andanan Watershed Forest Reserve, Caraga Region, Philippines. Biodiversity Journal 12 (3): 673–694 - get paper here
  • Stejneger,L. 1908. Three new species of lizards from the Philippine Islands. Proc. US Natl. Mus. 34: 199-204 - get paper here
  • Sy, Emerson Y. and Roderick C. Parcon. 2014. Tropidophorus misaminius (Misamis water skink) novel microhabitat. Herpetological Review 45 (4): 702-702 - get paper here
  • Taylor, E.H. 1915. New species of Philippine lizards. Philippine Journal of Science. 10: 89-109 - get paper here
  • Taylor, E.H. 1922. The lizards of the Philippine Islands. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bureau of Science, Government of the Philippine Islands, Manila, Publication no. 17: 269 pp. - get paper here
  • Taylor,E.H. 1922. Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands, II. Philippine Journal of Science 21: 257-303 - get paper here
  • VENTURINA, Russell Evan L.;Ynigo Luis C. DEL PRADO,Rhim Ayyah C. KAMIR, Marlon N. BALMORES and Arvin C. DIESMOS 2020. A Revised Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles in Camiguin Sur, Misamis Oriental, Mindaanao, Philippines. Asian Herpetological Research 11 (1): 28-43 - get paper here
 
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