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Brook’s Keeled Skink
Tropidophorus brookei
Tropidophorus brookei, also known commonly as Brook's keeled skink and Brooke's keeled skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo.
From the article Tropidophorus brookei on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
T. brookei is found in all main administrative divisions of the island of Borneo: Kalimantan (Indonesia), Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia), and Brunei.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, brookei, is in honor of British adventurer James Brooke, who became the first White Rajah of Sarawak.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37399.