Tropidophorus baconi
Tropidophorus baconi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Tropidophorus |
Species: | T. baconi
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Binomial name | |
Tropidophorus baconi , & , 2003
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Tropidophorus baconi, also known commonly as Bacon's water skink or Bacon's waterside skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sulawesi (Indonesia).[1]
Etymology[]
The specific name, baconi, is in honor of American herpetologist (1940–1986).[2]
Reproduction[]
T. baconi is viviparous.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Tropidophorus baconi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 October 2020.
- ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropidophorus baconi, p. 14).
Further reading[]
- , , (2003). "A New Water Skink of the Genus Tropidophorus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia". Current Herpetology 22 (1): 29–36. (Tropdophorus baconi, new species).
- , Ota H, , Hikida T (2006). "Phylogeny and biogeography of water skinks of the genus Tropidophorus (Reptilia: Scincidae): a molecular approach". Zoologica Scripta 35 (1): 85–95.
- (2012). Discovery, Diversity, and Distribution of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi and its offshore Islands. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 374 pp. ISBN 978-3-89973-432-4.
Categories:
- Tropidophorus
- Endemic fauna of Indonesia
- Fauna of Sulawesi
- Reptiles of Indonesia
- Reptiles described in 2003
- Skink stubs