title: Tropidophorus brookei
text: # 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.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, brookei, is in honor of British adventurer James Brooke, who became the first White Rajah of Sarawak.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  T. brookei is found in all main administrative divisions of the island of Borneo: Kalimantan (Indonesia), Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia), and Brunei.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitats of T. brookei are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 43–1,100 m (141–3,609 ft).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  T. brookei is viviparous.
  
  