Leptosiaphos rhodurus

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Leptosiaphos rhodurus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Leptosiaphos
Species:
L. rhodurus
Binomial name
Leptosiaphos rhodurus
Laurent, 1951
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Leptosiaphos rhodurus, the red five-toed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]

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References

  1. Kusamba, C. 2021. Leptosiaphos rhodurus . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T178718A126509822. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178718/126509822. Downloaded on 18 October 2021.
  2. Leptosiaphos rhodurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.