Leptosiaphos hackarsi

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Leptosiaphos hackarsi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Leptosiaphos
Species:
L. hackarsi
Binomial name
Leptosiaphos hackarsi
(de Witte, 1941)
Synonyms [2]
  • Lygosoma meleagris hackarsi
    de Witte, 1941
  • Panaspis (Leptosiaphos) hackarsi
    Brygoo, 1985
  • Leptosiaphos hackarsi
    Broadley, 1998

Leptosiaphos hackarsi, also known commonly as Hackars' five toed skink or Hackars's five-toed skink, is an endangered species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to central Africa.

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Etymology

The specific name, hackarsi, is in honor of Belgian administrator Henri-Martin Hackars (1881–1940). [3]

Geographic range

L. hackarsi is found in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, [1] [2] northern Rwanda, [1] and southwestern Uganda. [1] [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. hackarsi is savanna. [1]

Behavior

L. hackarsi is diurnal, terrestrial, and semi-fossorial. [1]

Diet

L. hackarsi preys upon small arthropods. [1]

Reproduction

L. hackarsi is oviparous. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wagner P (2021). "Leptosiaphos hackarsi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T16394528A16394543.en. Accessed on 06 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Leptosiaphos hackarsi 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 hackarsi, p. 113).

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