Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae

The Uganda five-toed skink (Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2]

Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Leptosiaphos
Species:
L. aloysiisabaudiae
Binomial name
Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae
(Peracca, 1907)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma (Siaphos) aloysii-sabaudiae
    Peracca, 1907
  • Lygosoma (Leptosiaphos) weberi
    Schmidt, 1943
  • Panaspis aloysii-sabaudiae
    — Greer, 1974
  • Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae
    — Frank & Ramus, 1995

Etymology

The specific name, aloysiisabaudiae, is in honor of Italian explorer Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi.[3]

Geographic range

L. aloysiisabaudiae is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda.[1][2] It might occur in the Central African Republic.[1]

Habitat

The habitats of L. aloysiisabaudiae are riverine woodlands, swampland, moist savannas, and pine plantations.[1]

Description

L. aloysiisabaudiae is a small lizard with a long tail. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.5 cm (1.8 in), and a total length (including tail) of 12.5 cm (4.9 in). It is brown dorsally, and it is whitish ventrally. The upper labials are also whitish.[4]

Reproduction

L. aloysiisabaudiae is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Spawls, S. (2021). "Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178693A42472689. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178693A42472689.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae 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 aloysiisabaudiae, p. 6).
  4. Perraca (1907).

Further reading
  • Greer AE (1974). "The genetic relationships of the Scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplemental Series 22 (31): 1–67. (Panaspis aloysii-sabaudiae, new combination, p. 29).
  • Peracca MG (1907). "Spedizione al Ruwenzori di S[ua]. A[ltezza]. R[eale]. Luigi Amedeo di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi. XV. Nuovi Rettili ed Amfibii (Diagnosi preventive)". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R[egia]. Università di Torino 22 (553): 1–3. ("Lygosoma (Siaphos) Aloysii-Sabaudiae", new species, pp. 1–3). (in Italian).
  • 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 aloysiisabaudiae, p. 158).



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