title: Tropidophorus beccarii
text: # Tropidophorus beccarii
  
  Tropidophorus beccarii, also known commonly as Beccari's keeled skink and Beccari's water skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, beccarii, is in honor of Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  On the island of Borneo, T. beccarii is found in Brunei, northern Kalimantan (Indonesia), Sabah, and Sarawak (Malaysia).
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitats of T. beccarii are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes from sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
  
  ## Description
  
  Dorsally, T. beccarii is reddish brown, with dark brown crossbands. The flanks have whitish spots. Ventrally, it is yellowish.
  
  T. beccarii may attain a snout to vent length (SVL) of 9.8 cm (3.9 in). The largest specimen measured by Boulenger had an SVL of 8 cm (3.1 in), and a tail length of 10.6 cm (4.2 in).
  
  ## Diet
  
  T. beccarii preys upon water insects.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  T. beccarii is viviparous. Average litter size is four.
  
  