Leptosiaphos fuhni explained

Fuhn's five-toed skink (Leptosiaphos fuhni) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon.

Etymology

The specific name, fuhni, is in honor of Romanian herpetologist Ion Eduard Fuhn.^[1]

Geographic range

L. fuhni is only known from the type locality, Abong-Mbang, which is in southeastern Cameroon.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. fuhni is forest, at altitudes of around .

Reproduction

L. fuhni is oviparous.

Further reading

• Chirio L, LeBreton M (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. 688 pp. . (Leptosiaphos fuhni, new combination). (in French).
• 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 fuhni, p. 29).
• 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 + Plates I–VI. (Panaspis fuhni, new species, pp. 621–624, Figure 6 + Plate II). (in French, with abstracts in English and German).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]