Leptoseps | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
Genus: | Leptoseps Greer, 1997 |
Leptoseps is a genus of rare skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia.
Species in the genus Leptoseps are found in Thailand and Vietnam. [1]
The following two species are recognized as being valid. [1]
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Robert Frederick Inger was an American herpetologist.
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