Leptosiaphos fuhni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Leptosiaphos
Species:
L. fuhni
Binomial name
Leptosiaphos fuhni
(Perret, 1973)
Synonyms[2]
  • Panaspis fuhni
    Perret, 1973
  • Leptosiaphos fuhni
    — Chirio & LeBreton, 2007

Fuhn's five-toed skink (Leptosiaphos fuhni) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, fuhni, is in honor of Romanian herpetologist Ion Eduard Fuhn.[3]

Geographic range

L. fuhni is only known from the type locality, Abong-Mbang, which is in southeastern Cameroon.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. fuhni is forest, at altitudes of around 650 m (2,130 ft).[1]

Reproduction

L. fuhni is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 LeBreton M, Gonwouo NL (2021). "Leptosiaphos fuhni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T16394449A16394466.en. Accessed on 14 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Leptosiaphos fuhni 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 fuhni, p. 95).

Further reading

  • Chirio L, LeBreton M (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. 688 pp. ISBN 978-2856536032. (Leptosiaphos fuhni, new combination). (in French).
  • Greer AE (1974). "The genetic relationships of the Scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplemental Series 22 (31): 1–67. (Panaspis fuhni, p. 29).
  • 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 + Plates I–VI. (Panaspis fuhni, new species, pp. 621–624, Figure 6 + Plate II). (in French, with abstracts in English and German).



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