Neotype designation and redescription of Tropidophorus guangxiensis Wen, 1992(Squamata:Sauria: Scincidae), with description of a new subspecies from central South China

The genus Tropidophorus consists of small semi-aquatic lizards that dwell in lowland forest steams(Barbour,1921;Bauer&Jackman,2008).Here,we designate the neotype and re-describe T.guangxiensis Wen,1992 based on newly collected topotypic specimens.We also describe a new subspecies from Xuefeng Mountain,Hongjiang County。