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Species of lizard

Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Leptosiaphos
Species: L. aloysiisabaudiae
Binomial name
Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae
(Peracca, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Lygosoma (Siaphos) aloysii-sabaudiae
    Peracca, 1907
  • Lygosoma (Leptosiaphos) weberi
    Schmidt, 1943
  • Panaspis aloysii-sabaudiae
    — Greer, 1974
  • Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae
    — Frank & Ramus, 1995

The Uganda five-toed skink (Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, aloysiisabaudiae, is in honor of Italian explorer Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi.

Geographic range

L. aloysiisabaudiae is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda. It might occur in the Central African Republic.

Habitat

The habitats of L. aloysiisabaudiae are riverine woodlands, swampland, moist savannas, and pine plantations.

Description

L. aloysiisabaudiae is a small lizard with a long tail. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.5 cm (1.8 in), and a total length (including tail) of 12.5 cm (4.9 in). It is brown dorsally, and it is whitish ventrally. The upper labials are also whitish.

Reproduction

L. aloysiisabaudiae is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Spawls S (2021). "Leptosiaphos aloysiiabaudiae ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178693A42472689. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178693A42472689.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae 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 aloysiisabaudiae, p. 6).
  4. Perraca (1907).

Further reading

  • 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 aloysii-sabaudiae, new combination, p. 29).
  • Peracca MG (1907). "Spedizione al Ruwenzori di S. A. R. Luigi Amedeo di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi. XV. Nuovi Rettili ed Amfibii (Diagnosi preventive)". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R. Università di Torino 22 (553): 1–3. ("Lygosoma (Siaphos) Aloysii-Sabaudiae", new species, pp. 1–3). (in Italian).
  • Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae, p. 158).


Taxon identifiers
Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae


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