Leptosiaphos amieti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Leptosiaphos
Species:
L. amieti
Binomial name
Leptosiaphos amieti
(Perret, 1973)
Synonyms[2]
  • Panaspis amieti
    Perret, 1973
  • Leptosiaphos amieti
    — Schmitz et al., 2005

Leptosiaphos amieti, also known commonly as the Cameroon five-toed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, amieti, is in honor of Swiss herpetologist Jean-Louis Amiet.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. amieti is forest, at altitudes of 300–800 m (980–2,620 ft).[1]

Description

L. amieti is reddish brown dorsally, and whitish ventrally. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in). The tail length is 1.5 times SVL.[4]

Reproduction

L. amieti is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gonwouo, N.L. (2021). "Leptosiaphos amieti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T16394308A16394407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T16394308A16394407.en. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Leptosiaphos amieti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptosiaphos amieti, p. 7).
  4. ↑ Perret (1973).

Further reading

  • Chirio L, LeBreton M (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: Publications scientifiques du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. 688 pp. ISBN 978-2856536032. (in French).
  • Perret J-L (1973). "Contribution à l'étude des Panaspis (Reptilia, Scincidae) d'Afrique occidentale avec la description de deux espèces nouvelles ". Revue suisse de Zoologie 80 (2): 595–630. (Panaspis amieti, new species, pp. 617–620, Figure 5). (in French).



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