Lacertaspis lepesmei

Lacertaspis lepesmei
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Lacertaspis
Species:	L. lepesmei
Binomial name
Lacertaspis lepesmei (Angel, 1940)
Synonyms [2]
Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) lepesmei Angel, 1940 Panaspis lepesmei (Angel, 1940)

Lacertaspis lepesmei, also known commonly as Angel's five-toed skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of family Scincidae. ^{[1] [2]} The species is endemic to the Bambouto massif, Cameroon. ^[1]

Etymology

L. lepesmei is named after French entomologist Pierre Lepesme. ^{[2] [3]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. lepesmei is rocky areas of savanna, at altitudes around 2,200 m (7,200 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

L. lepesmei is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. LeBreton, M.; Gonwouo, N.L.; Chirio, L. (2021). "Lacertaspis lepesmei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T124312570A124312595. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T124312570A124312595.en . Retrieved 15 March 2023.
2. Lacertaspis lepesmei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 March 2023.
3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lacertaspis lepesmei, p. 155).

Further reading

• Angel F (1940). "Deux nouvelles espèces de Lygosoma du Caméroun, Matériaux de la mission P. Lepesme, R. Paulian, et A. Villiers (1re note) ". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Seconde Série12: 82–85. (Lygosoma lepesmei, new species, pp. 82–84). (in French).
• Chirio L, LeBreton M (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: MNHN (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle), IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement). 688 pp. (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 Zoologie80 (2): 595–630. (Panaspis lepesmei, new combination, p. 620). (in French).
• Schmitz A, Ineich I, Chirio L (2005). "Molecular review of the genus Panaspis sensu lato (Reptilia: Scincidae) in Cameroon, with special reference to the status of the proposed subgenera". Zootaxa863: 1–28. (Lacertaspis lepesmei, new combination).