Leptosiaphos graueri
| Leptosiaphos graueri | |
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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. graueri
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptosiaphos graueri (Sternfeld, 1912)
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Leptosiaphos graueri, also known commonly as the Rwanda five-toed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Africa.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, graueri, is in honor of Rudolf Grauer, who was an Austrian zoologist and explorer.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]L. graueri is found in Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of L. graueri is forest at altitudes up to 3,100 m (10,200 ft).[1]
Behavior
[edit]L. graueri is diurnal and fossorial.[1]
Diet
[edit]L. graueri preys upon insects.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]L. graueri is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is two eggs.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Wagner P (2021). "Leptosiaphos graueri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T16394472A16394480.en. Accessed on 14 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Leptosiaphos graueri 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 graueri, p. 106).
Further reading
[edit]- Loveridge A (1936). "African Reptiles and Amphibians in the Field Museum of Natural History" Zoological Series, Field Museum of Natural History 22 (1): 1–111. (Siaphos graueri, new combination, pp. 71–72).
- Mittleman MB (1952). "A Generic Synopsis of the Lizards of the Subfamily Lygosominae". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 117 (17): 1–35. (Leptosiaphos graueri, new combination, p. 25).
- 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 graueri, p. 159).
- Sternfeld R (1912). "Reptilia ". pp. 197–279. In: Schubotz H (editor) (1912). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907–1908, unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs zu Mecklenburg. Band IV [Volume 4]. Zoologie II. Leipzig: Klinkhardt & Biermann. 405 pp. + Plates I–XI. (Lygosoma graueri, new species, pp. 240–241, Figure 3 + Plate VI, figure 5). (in German).
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