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.

Leptosiaphos graueri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Leptosiaphos
Species:
L. graueri
Binomial name
Leptosiaphos graueri
(Sternfeld, 1912)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma graueri
    Sternfeld, 1912
  • Siaphos graueri
    Loveridge, 1936
  • Lygosoma (Leptosiaphos) graueri
    Schmidt, 1943
  • Leptosiaphos (Leptosiaphos) graueri
    Mittleman, 1952
  • Panaspis graueri
    Greer, 1974
  • Leptosiaphos graueri
    Broadley, 1998

Etymology

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The specific name, graueri, is in honor of Rudolf Grauer, who was an Austrian zoologist and explorer.[3]

Geographic range

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L. graueri is found in Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of L. graueri is forest at altitudes up to 3,100 m (10,200 ft).[1]

Behavior

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L. graueri is diurnal and fossorial.[1]

Diet

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L. graueri preys upon insects.[1]

Reproduction

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L. graueri is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is two eggs.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Leptosiaphos graueri 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 graueri, p. 106).

Further reading

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  • 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).