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Leptosiaphos koutoui

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Leptosiaphos koutoui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Leptosiaphos
Species:
L. koutoui
Binomial name
Leptosiaphos koutoui
Type locality in Cameroon
Type locality in Cameroon
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

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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

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

Reproduction

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L. koutoui is oviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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

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