Tropidophorus is a genus of semiaquatic lizards in the skink family (Scincidae), found in Indochina, Borneo, Sulawesi, and the Philippines. They are sometimes known as water skinks or waterside skinks.
Species
The following 29 species are recognized:
- Tropidophorus assamensis <small>Annandale, 1912</small> – north-eastern water skink
- Tropidophorus baconi <small>Hikida, Riyanto & Ota, 2003</small>
- Tropidophorus baviensis <small>Bourret, 1939</small> – Bavi water skink, Bavay's keeled skink
- Tropidophorus beccarii <small>W. Peters, 1871</small> – Beccari's keeled skink
- Tropidophorus berdmorei <small>(Blyth, 1853)</small> – Berdmore's water skink
- Tropidophorus boehmei <small>T.Q. Nguyen et al., 2010</small> – Boehme's water skink
- Tropidophorus brookei <small>(Gray, 1845)</small> – Brook's keeled skink
- Tropidophorus cocincinensis <small>A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839</small> – Cochinchinese water skink
- Tropidophorus davaoensis <small>Bacon, 1980</small> – Davao waterside skink
- Tropidophorus grayi <small>Günther, 1861</small> – Gray's water skink, spiny waterside skink, Gray's keeled skink
- Tropidophorus guangxiensis <small>Y. Wen, 1992</small>
- Tropidophorus hainanus <small>M.A. Smith, 1923</small> – Hainan water skink
- Tropidophorus hangnam <small>Chuaynkern et al., 2005</small>
- Tropidophorus iniquus <small>Lidth de Jeude, 1905</small>
- Tropidophorus kouzhitongi <small>Wang, Li, Deepak, Stuart & Che, 2025</small> – Kou's water skink
- Tropidophorus laotus <small>M.A. Smith, 1923</small> – Laotian water skink, Laotian keeled skink
- Tropidophorus latiscutatus <small>Hikida et al., 2002</small>
- Tropidophorus matsuii <small>Hikida et al., 2002</small>
- Tropidophorus microlepis <small>Günther, 1861</small> – small-scaled water skink
- Tropidophorus micropus <small>Lidth de Jeude, 1905</small>
- Tropidophorus misaminius <small>Stejneger, 1908</small> – Misamis waterside skink
- Tropidophorus mocquardii <small>Boulenger, 1894</small> – Mocquard's keeled skink