Leptosiaphos amieti, also known commonly as the Cameroon five-toed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Leptosiaphos |
| Species: | L. amieti
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptosiaphos amieti (Perret, 1973)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, amieti, is in honor of Swiss herpetologist Jean-Louis Amiet.[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of L. amieti is forest, at altitudes of 300–800 m (980–2,620 ft).[1]
Description edit
L. amieti is reddish brown dorsally, and whitish ventrally. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in). The tail length is 1.5 times SVL.[4]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Gonwouo, N.L. (2021). "Leptosiaphos amieti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T16394308A16394407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T16394308A16394407.en. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Leptosiaphos amieti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- ^ 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 amieti, p. 7).
- ^ Perret (1973).
Further reading edit
- Chirio L, LeBreton M (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: Publications scientifiques du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. 688 pp. ISBN 978-2856536032. (in French).
- Perret J-L (1973). "Contribution à l'étude des Panaspis (Reptilia, Scincidae) d'Afrique occidentale avec la description de deux espèces nouvelles ". Revue suisse de Zoologie 80 (2): 595–630. (Panaspis amieti, new species, pp. 617–620, Figure 5). (in French).
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