title: Tropidophorus berdmorei
text: # Tropidophorus berdmorei
  
  Tropidophorus berdmorei, commonly known as Berdmore's water skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Asia.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  T. berdmorei is found in China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, berdmorei, is in honor of British naturalist Captain Thomas Matthew Berdmore (1811–1859), who collected the holotype.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of T. berdmorei is rocky streams in forest, at altitudes of 170–1,000 m (560–3,280 ft).
  
  ## Diet
  
  T. berdmorei preys upon worms, insects, and small crustaceans.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  T. berdmorei is viviparous.
  
  