Leptosiaphos blochmanni

Leptosiaphos blochmanni
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Leptosiaphos
Species:	L. blochmanni
Binomial name
	Leptosiaphos blochmanni; (Tornier, 1903)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma blochmanni; Tornier, 1903; Lygosoma (Leptosiaphos) blochmanni; — Schmidt, 1943; Panaspis blochmanni; — Greer, 1974; Leptosiaphos blochmanni; — Broadley, 1998;

Last updated December 17, 2025

Leptosiaphos blochmanni, also known commonly as the Zaire three-toed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Central Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, blochmanni, is in honor of German zoologist Friedrich Johann Wilhelm Blochmann.^[3]

Geographic range

L. blochmanni is found in southwestern Rwanda. It may also occur in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Burundi.^[1]

Description

The holotype of L. blochmanni has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.8 cm (1.9 in), and a tail length of 9.5 cm (3.7 in). There are three digits on each of the four feet.^[4]

Behavior

L. blochmanni is terrestrial and semifossorial.^[1]

Diet

L. blochmanni probably preys upon insects.^[1]

Reproduction

L. blochmanni is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Wagner P, Safari I, Chenga J (2019). "Leptosiaphos blochmanni (amended version of 2014 assessment)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T16394413A151737534. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T16394413A151737534.en. Downloaded on 11 March 2020.
1 2 Leptosiaphos blochmanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
↑ 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. (Leptosiaphos bachmanni, p. 28).
↑ Tornier (1903).

Greer AE (1974). "The genetic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series22 (31): 1–67. (Panaspis blochmanni, new combination).
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 blochmanni, p. 158).
Tornier G (1903). "Drei neue Reptilien aus Ost-Afrika". Zoologische Jährbucher. Abtheilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere19: 173–178. (Lygosoma blochmanni, new species, pp. 173–175). (in German).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 4 Wagner P, Safari I, Chenga J (2019). "Leptosiaphos blochmanni (amended version of 2014 assessment)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T16394413A151737534. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T16394413A151737534.en. Downloaded on 11 March 2020.

[RDB-2] 1 2 Leptosiaphos blochmanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.

[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. (Leptosiaphos bachmanni, p. 28).

[4] Tornier (1903).

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