Tropidophorus hangnam

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

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

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

Name

Tropidophorus hangnam Chuaynkern, Nabhitabhata, Inthara, Kamsook & Somsri, 2005: 166

• Holotype: THNHM 05776 (field no. 20500), adult ♂, collected by K. Somsri and Samai Pissanu, date unknown.
• Type locality: “nearby Huay Nam Un, Phu Khiew Wildlife Sanctuary, Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand”.

References

Primary references

• Chuaynkern, Y., Nabhitabhata, J., Inthara, C., Kamsook, M. & Somsri, K. 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. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Tropidophorus hangnam. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 August 2020.
• Panitvong, N., Cota, M. & Sumontha, M. 2018. IUCN: Tropidophorus hangnam  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T104832271A104853855. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104832271A104853855.en

Vernacular names

English: Spinetail Water Skink
ไทย: จิ้งเหลนห้วยหางหนาม