| Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Leptosiaphos |
| Species: | L. aloysiisabaudiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae (Peracca, 1907) | |
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| Synonyms [2] | |
Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae, the Uganda five-toed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. [1] [2]
The specific name, aloysiisabaudiae, is in honor of Italian explorer Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi. [3]
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]
The habitats of L. aloysiisabaudiae are riverine woodlands, swampland, moist savannas, and pine plantations. [1]
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]
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, was an Italian mountaineer and explorer, briefly Infante of Spain as son of Amadeo I of Spain, member of the royal House of Savoy and cousin of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III. He is known for his Arctic explorations and for his mountaineering expeditions, particularly to Mount Saint Elias and K2. He also served as an Italian admiral during World War I. He created Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi in Italian Somalia during his last years of life.
Duke of Abruzzi's free-tailed bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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