Tropidophorus murphyi, also known commonly as Murphy's water skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
Etymology The specific name, murphyi, is in honor of Canadian herpetologist Robert Ward Murphy.
Description Adult males of Tropidophorus murphyi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about . Adult females are larger, about SVL.
Geographic distribution Tropidophorus murphyi is found in northern Vietnam, in Cao Bang Province.
Habitat The natural habitat of Tropidophorus murphyi is rocky streamsides in forest, at elevations of .
Reproduction Tropidophorus murphyi bears live young by ovoviviparity. Litter size is three to five neonates.
References
Further reading 236 pp. (in Russian). (Tropidophorus murphyi, new species, pp. 16–21, Figures 6–8).
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