Tropidophorus laotus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Tropidophorus
Species: Tropidophorus laotus

Name

Tropidophorus laotus Smith, 1923: 777

• Syntypes (2): BMNH 1946.8.13.71-72, ♂ and ♀ (formerly 1923.5.14.25-26; Smith’s collection numbers 5410 and 5414), collected by M.A. Smith in January 1920.
• Type locality: “Muang Liep, N. of Pak Lai, Upper Mekong, French Laos”.

References

Primary references

• Smith, M.A. 1923. A review of the lizards of the genus Tropidophorus on the Asiatic mainland. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1923: 775–781. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Tropidophorus laotus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 August 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Laotian Water Skink