Leptosiaphos koutoui

Leptosiaphos koutoui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Eugongylinae[1]
Genus: Leptosiaphos
Species: L. koutoui
Binomial name
Leptosiaphos koutoui
Ineich, Schmitz, Chirio & LeBreton, 2004

Leptosiaphos koutoui is a species of skink endemic to Cameroon.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, koutoui, is in honor of Denis Koulagna Koutou, former Director of Wildlife and Protected Areas in Cameroon.[3]

References

  1. "Leptosiaphos koutoui ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. Ineich I, Schmitz A, Chirio L, LeBreton M. 2004. New Species of Leptosiaphos (Scincidae) from Adamaoua Massif, Central-Northern Province, Cameroon. Journal of Herpetology. 38 (4): 546-550. (Leptosiaphos koutoui, new species).
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptosiaphos koutoui, p. 146).


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