Tropidophorus beccarii
Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Tropidophorus
Species:
Name
Tropidophorus beccarii Peters, 1871
- Holotype: MSNG 27931, collected by G. Doria and O. Beccari in 1865.
- Type locality: “Sarawak”.
- Etymology: Named after Odoardo Beccari.
Combinations
- Tropidophorus (Amphixestus) beccarii Peters, 1871: 574 [original combination]
Synonyms
- Sphenomorphus aquaticus Malkmus, 1991: 23 [synonymized by Hikida & Ota (1994: 58)]
- Holotype: ZFMK 52214, collected by R. Malkmus, date unknown.
- Type locality: “Poring, southeast to the major peak of Mt Kinabalu”, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo.
References
Primary references
- Peters, W. 1871. Über neue Reptilien aus Ostafrika und Sarawak (Borneo), vorzüglich aus der Sammlung des Hrn. Marquis J. Doria zu Genua. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1871: 566—581. BHL
- Malkmus, R. 1991. Sphenomorphus aquaticus sp. n. (Sauria: Scincidae) vom Mount Kinabalu/Nord-Borneo. Sauria 13(3): 23—28.
- Hikida, T. & Ota, H. 1994. Sphenomorphus aquaticus Malkmus, 1991, a junior synonym of Tropidophorus beccarii (Peters, 1871) (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 45(1): 57–60. Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Tropidophorus beccarii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 August 2020.
Vernacular names
- English: Beccari's Keeled Skink