Lacertaspis chriswildi

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Lacertaspis chriswildi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lacertaspis
Species:
L. chriswildi
Binomial name
Lacertaspis chriswildi
(Böhme & Schmitz, 1996)
Synonyms [2]
  • Panaspis (Lacertaspis) chriswildi
    Böhme & Schmitz, 1996
  • Lacertaspis chriswildi
    — Schmitz, Ineich & Chirio, 2005

Lacertaspis chriswildi, also known commonly as Chris Wild's snake-eyed skink, Chris-Wild's snake-eyed skink, and Chris-Wild's lidless skink , is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, chriswildi, is in honor of herpetologist Christopher Wild, who collected the holotype. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. chriswildi is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–2,800 m (3,300–9,200 ft). [1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. chriswildi is unknown. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Chirio L, LeBreton M (2021). "Lacertaspis chriswildi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T124312442A124312477.en. Accessed on 25 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Lacertaspis chriswildi 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. (Lacertaspis chriswildi, p. 54).

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