Leptosiaphos koutoui is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon and is only known from the Adamaoua Massif near Meiganga.[1][3]

Leptosiaphos koutoui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Leptosiaphos
Species:
L. koutoui
Binomial name
Leptosiaphos koutoui
Type locality in Cameroon
Type locality in Cameroon
Leptosiaphos koutoui is only known from the Adamaoua Massif in Cameroon

Etymology edit

The specific name, koutoui, is in honor of Denis Koulagna Koutou, former Director of Wildlife and Protected Areas in Cameroon.[2][4]

Reproduction edit

L. koutoui is oviparous.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b LeBreton, M.; Gonwouo, N.L. (2021). "Leptosiaphos koutoui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T16394654A16394656. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T16394654A16394656.en. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Ineich, Ivan; Schmitz, Andreas; Chirio, Laurent & LeBreton, Matthew (2004). "New species of Leptosiaphos (Scincidae) from Adamaoua Massif, Central-Northern Province, Cameroon". Journal of Herpetology. 38 (4): 546–550. doi:10.1670/184-03A. S2CID 55672951. (Leptosiaphos koutoui, new species).
  3. ^ a b Leptosiaphos koutoui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 January 2019.
  4. ^ 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 koutoui, p. 146).