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Nogge’s water skink

Tropidophorus noggei

Tropidophorus noggei, also known commonly as Nogge's water skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is endemic to Vietnam.

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Range & habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Tropidophorus noggei is karst rock outcrops in forest.

Wikipedia: “Habitat”

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In human culture

The specific name, noggei, is in honor of German zoologist Gunther Nogge (1942–2025), who was Director of the Cologne Zoological Garden (1981–2007).

Wikipedia: “Etymology”

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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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 37379.