Leptosiaphos dewittei

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Leptosiaphos dewittei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Leptosiaphos
Species:
L. dewittei
Binomial name
Leptosiaphos dewittei
(Loveridge, 1934)
Synonyms [2]
  • Lygosoma (Siaphos) compressicauda
    de Witte, 1933
  • Siaphos dewittei
    Loveridge, 1934
    ( nomen novum )
  • Lygosoma (Leptosiaphos) compressicauda
    Schmidt, 1943
  • Panaspis compressicauda
    Greer, 1974
  • Leptosiaphos dewittei
    Broadley, 1998

Leptosiaphos dewittei, also known commonly as De Witte's five-toed skink, De Witte's leaf-litter skink, and Witte's five-toed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to Central Africa.

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Etymology

The specific name, dewittei, is in honor of Belgian herpetologist Gaston-François de Witte. [3]

Geographic range

L. dewittei is found in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]

Reproduction

L. dewittei is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. Cox, N.A. (2021). "Leptosiaphos dewittei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T16394428A16394436.en. Accessed on 10 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Leptosiaphos dewittei 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. (Leptosiaphos dewittei, pp. 71, 288).

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