| Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Leptosiaphos |
| Species: | L. aloysiisabaudiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae (
Peracca, 1907)
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| Synonyms [2] | |
The Uganda five-toed skink (Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. [1] [2]
Etymology
The specific name, aloysiisabaudiae, is in honor of Italian explorer Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi. [3]
Geographic range
L. aloysiisabaudiae is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda. [1] [2] It might occur in the Central African Republic. [1]
Habitat
The habitats of L. aloysiisabaudiae are riverine woodlands, swampland, moist savannas, and pine plantations. [1]
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. [4]
Reproduction
L. aloysiisabaudiae is oviparous. [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b c d Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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[ua]. A[ltezza]. R[eale]. Luigi Amedeo di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi. XV. Nuovi Rettili ed Amfibii (Diagnosi preventive)". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R[egia]. 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).
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