Tropidophorus beccarii
# Tropidophorus beccarii

Tropidophorus beccarii, also known commonly as Beccari's keeled skink and Beccari's water skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo.

## Etymology

The specific name, beccarii, is in honor of Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari.

## Geographic range

On the island of Borneo, T. beccarii is found in Brunei, northern Kalimantan (Indonesia), Sabah, and Sarawak (Malaysia).

## Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. beccarii are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes from sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).

## Description

Dorsally, T. beccarii is reddish brown, with dark brown crossbands. The flanks have whitish spots. Ventrally, it is yellowish.

T. beccarii may attain a snout to vent length (SVL) of 9.8 cm (3.9 in). The largest specimen measured by Boulenger had an SVL of 8 cm (3.1 in), and a tail length of 10.6 cm (4.2 in).

## Diet

T. beccarii preys upon water insects.

## Reproduction

T. beccarii is viviparous. Average litter size is four.

