Tropidophorus vongx

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

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

Name

Tropidophorus vongx Wang, Li, Mu, Xu & Che, 2024: 134

• Holotype: KIZ 54236, adult ♂, collected by Kai Wang, Hao-Nan Mu, Sheng-Jing Xu, Zhi-Ying Wang and Dan-Yang Zhou on 11 August 2023.
• Type locality: “Gulinqing, Maguan County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China ( 103.990306°E, 22.738171°N, elevation 810m)”.

References

Primary references

• Wang, K., Li, L., Mu, H.-N., Xu, S.-J. & Che, J. 2024. A New Species of the Genus Tropidophorus Duméril, Bibron, 1839 (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from China-Vietnam Border Region in Southeastern Yunnan Province, China. Zootaxa 5486(1): 129–141. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.6 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Dragon Water Skink