Leptosiaphos fuhni

Fuhn's five-toed skink (Leptosiaphos fuhni) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon.^[2]

Leptosiaphos fuhni
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Leptosiaphos
Species:	L. fuhni
Binomial name
Leptosiaphos fuhni (Perret, 1973)
Synonyms[2]
Panaspis fuhni Perret, 1973 Leptosiaphos fuhni — Chirio & LeBreton, 2007

Etymology

The specific name, fuhni, is in honor of Romanian herpetologist Ion Eduard Fuhn.^[3]

Geographic range

L. fuhni is only known from the type locality, Abong-Mbang, which is in southeastern Cameroon.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. fuhni is forest, at altitudes of around 650 m (2,130 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

L. fuhni is oviparous.^[2]

References

1. LeBreton M, Gonwouo NL (2021). "Leptosiaphos fuhni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T16394449A16394466.en. Accessed on 14 May 2023.
2. Leptosiaphos fuhni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
3. 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 fuhni, p. 95).

Further reading

• Chirio L, LeBreton M (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. 688 pp. ISBN 978-2856536032. (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).