Tropidophorus boehmei

Tropidophorus boehmei, also known commonly as Boehme's water skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Vietnam.

Etymology
The specific name, boehmei, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme.

Geographic range
T. boehmei is endemic to Lào Cai Province in northern Vietnam.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of T. boehmei are forest and freshwater streams, at altitudes of 1,200 –.

Description
Large for its genus, T. boehmei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 10.5 cm. Dorsally, it is dark gray, with a pattern of lighter crossbands and white dots.

Diet
T. boehmi preys upon spiders.

Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of T. boehmi is unknown.