Tropidophorus perplexus

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 perplexus

Name

Tropidophorus perplexus Barbour, 1921: 88

• Holotype: MCZ R-14632, ♂, collected by Harrison W. Smith in September 1916.
• Type locality: “a hill near the Fort at Long Loba, Tinjar River, Sarawak”.

References

Primary references

• Barbour, T. 1921. A New Bornean Lizard. Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club 7: 87–89. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Tropidophorus perplexus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 June 2023.
• McGuire, J. & Iskandar, D. 2019. IUCN: Tropidophorus perplexus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T102349444A102349447. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T102349444A102349447.en. Accessed on 22 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Bornean Water Skink