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Misamis Waterside Skink
Tropidophorus misaminius Stejneger, 1908
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Tropidophorus misaminius, the Misamis waterside skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found on several islands at elevations of 350 to 1500 m above sea level. Its body is covered with pointed scales that likely deter predators. This species typically lives at the banks of streams and rivers and in forests, where they live under decayed logs. Near water they usually hide under rocks and warm up under the sun on those rocks when there is no danger around.
Wikipedia contributors, Tropidophorus misaminius; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:32:55.272662+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tropidophorus misaminius Stejneger, 1908
- Name authority
- Stejneger, 1908
- Common name
- Misamis Waterside Skink
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Tropidophorus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyScincidae
- subfamilySphenomorphinae
- genusTropidophorus
- speciesTropidophorus misaminius Stejneger, 1908
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tropidophorus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Tropidophorus iniquus Lidth de Jeude, 1905 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Murphy’s water skinkTropidophorus murphyi Hikida, Orlov, Nabhitabhata & Ota, 2002 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Partello's Waterside SkinkTropidophorus partelloi Stejneger, 1910 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tropidophorus perplexus Barbour, 1921 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Robinson's Keeled SkinkTropidophorus robinsoni Smith, 1919 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chinese water skinkTropidophorus sinicus Boettger, 1886 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thai Stream SkinkTropidophorus thai Smith, 1919 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hainan water skinkTropidophorus hainanus Smith, 1923 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cochinchinese water skinkTropidophorus cocincinensis Duméril & Bibron, 1839 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tropidophorus guangxiensis Wen, 1992 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| suggest Boehme’s Water SkinkTropidophorus boehmei Nguyen, Nguyen, Schmitz, Orlov & Ziegler, 2010 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Berdmore’s Water SkinkTropidophorus berdmorei (Blyth, 1853) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tropidophorus rivularis Taylor, 1915 Taylor, 1915 | synonym |
| Tropidophorus stejnegeri Taylor, 1922 Taylor, 1922 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Tropidophorus&species=misaminius Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:59CBC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.