Scincidae

SCINCIDAE
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Tropidophorus brookei (Gray, 1845):

Norbea Brookei J. E. Gray. 1845. Cat. Lizards Brit. Mus.: 102.

Tropidophorus brookii G. A. Boulenger. 1887. Cat. Lizards British Mus. III: 361.

Tropidophorus Brookii E. Bartlett. 1895. J. Str. Br. Royal Asiatic Soc. (28): 96.

Tropidophorus brookii T. Barbour. 1912. Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. 44(1): 189.

Tropidophorus brookei N. De Rooij. 1915. Reptiles Indo-Australian Arch. 1: 277.

Tropidophorus brookei K. R. G. Welch, P. S. Cooke & A. S. Wright. 1990. Lizards Orient: 111.

Tropidophorus brookei F. L. Tan. 1993. Checklist Lizards Borneo: 9.

Tropidophorus brookei U. Manthey & W. Grossmann. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens: 283.

Type locality: BMNH 1946.8.19.1 (formerly BMNH XV.76.a; holotype), from "Borneo".

Distribution: Endemic to Borneo.

Localities in Borneo: SARAWAK: Akar River, Pangkalan Ampat in Mount Penrissen; Mount Dulit, Kuching, Nanga Raun (De Rooij, 1915: 277); Baram River (Boettger, 1901; De Rooij, 1915: 277; CAS-SU 7549; ZRC 2.1850); Mount Matang, First Division (Smith, 1925b); Mulu National Park; Sungei Beloh (Ota et al., 1991); Bako National Park (ZRC 2.3395; 2.4663); Sereken (ZRC 2.3447); Ranchan Pool forest, Serian (Das, unpubl.); Nanga Ulai, near Betong (Das, unpubl.); Santubong (Denzer, 1996; De Rooij, 1915: 277); Sungei Stummuda, near Lundu (ZRC 2.3522); Lawas (ZRC 2.1852-58); Nanga Tekalit on Mengiong River, Third Division (AMNH 111915-18; KU 155816-22; MVZ 111856-61); Labang Camp on Sungei Seran, Fourth Division (AMNH 111919-22; MVZ 111862-63); Sungei Nyabau Camp, Nyabau Forest Reserve (CAS 106002); Sungei Mengiong (UKMS [at present UMS] Re. 207; formerly FMNH 146012); Batang Skrang (MCZ 157211); BRUNEI: Batu Apoi (Das, 1995, based on UBD 10, 191, 199, 242, 260, 262, 352, 380, 454, 523, 533, 535 (all 37); Bukit Patoi (UBD 594/1, 594/2, 596); Lawas (De Rooij, 1915: 277; BMNH); Sungei Ingei (BM 93/131); Sungei Sibut, Temburong District (BM 72/231); Sungei Mendaram (BM 91/41-42); SABAH: Tawau Hills Park (Stuebing and Shukor, 1995, probably based on UMS 00764; 01573-74, from Gunung Rava, Tawau); Sandakan (De Rooij, 1915: 277; BMNH); Sungei Taliwas, Danum Valley (ZRC 2.3710); Kabayo, near Mount Kinabalu (Smith, 1931; ZRC 2.1850); Sungei Kalang, Tenom (UMS 00880, 00884, 009461, 009470); Tenom (SSM 0538); Kabili River (CAS-SU 7550); Crocker Range National Park at Sungei Malutut (UKMS [at present UMS] Re. 316 and 321; formerly FMNH 42373-74); Crocker Range National Park at Sungei Kilampun (UKMS [at present UMS] Re. 319; fomerly FMNH 42248); Crocker Range National Park at Purulon, Tenom (SSM 0998-1008); Hutan Simpan Mandamai, Pitas, Kudat (SSM 0373); Hutan Simpan, Lipaso (UMS 0581, 0594 and 5370); KALIMANTAN: Nanga Raun (Lidth de Jeude, 1905). In addition, Brown (1902) recorded specimens from Borneo without specific localities.

Derivation: For Sir James Brooke (1803-1868), Governor of Sarawak from 1841, and Governor of Labuan and Consul-General to the Sultan of Brunei from 1846.