Leptosiaphos koutoui

Leptosiaphos koutoui
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Leptosiaphos
Species:	L. koutoui
Binomial name
Leptosiaphos koutoui Ineich, Schmitz, Chirio & LeBreton, 2004 [2]
Leptosiaphos koutoui is only known from the Adamaoua Massif in Cameroon.

Leptosiaphos koutoui is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon and is only known from the Adamaoua Massif near Meiganga. ^{[1] [3]}

Etymology

The specific name, koutoui, is in honor of Denis Koulagna Koutou (born 1958), former Director of Wildlife and Protected Areas in Cameroon. ^{[2] [4]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. koutoui is forest, at altitudes around 1,050 m (3,440 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

L. koutoui is oviparous. ^[3]

References

1. LeBreton, M.; Gonwouo, N.L. (2021). "Leptosiaphos koutoui ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T16394654A16394656. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T16394654A16394656.en . Retrieved 25 November 2021.
2. Ineich, Ivan; Schmitz, Andreas; Chirio, Laurent; LeBreton, Matthew (2004). "New species of Leptosiaphos (Scincidae) from Adamaoua Massif, Central-Northern Province, Cameroon". Journal of Herpetology. 38 (4): 546–550. doi:10.1670/184-03A. S2CID   55672951. (Leptosiaphos koutoui, new species).
3. Leptosiaphos koutoui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 18 January 2019.
4. 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 koutoui, p. 146).

Further reading

• Chirio L, LeBreton M (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: MNHN (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle), IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement). 688 pp. (in French).