Leptosiaphos hackarsi, also known commonly as Hackars' five toed skink or Hackars's five-toed skink, is an endangered species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to central Africa.
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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. hackarsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptosiaphos hackarsi (de Witte, 1941)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, hackarsi, is in honor of Belgian administrator Henri-Martin Hackars (1881–1940).[3]
Geographic range edit
L. hackarsi is found in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo,[1][2] northern Rwanda,[1] and southwestern Uganda.[1][2]
Habitat edit
Behavior edit
L. hackarsi is diurnal, terrestrial, and semi-fossorial.[1]
Diet edit
L. hackarsi preys upon small arthropods.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h Wagner P (2021). "Leptosiaphos hackarsi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T16394528A16394543.en. Accessed on 06 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d Leptosiaphos hackarsi 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 hackarsi, p. 113).
Further reading edit
- de Witte G–F (1941). Exporation du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. de Witte (1933–1935). Fascicule 33: Batraciens et Reptiles. Brussels. 261 pp. (Lygosoma meleagris hackarsi, new subspecies, pp. 138–141, Figures 39–40 + Plate II, figures 4–6).
- 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 hackarsi, p. 160).
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