Leptosiaphos fuhni | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Leptosiaphos |
Species: | L. fuhni
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Binomial name | |
Leptosiaphos fuhni (
Perret, 1973)
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Synonyms [2] | |
Fuhn's five-toed skink (Leptosiaphos fuhni) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon. [2]
The specific name, fuhni, is in honor of Romanian herpetologist Ion Eduard Fuhn. [3]
L. fuhni is only known from the type locality, Abong-Mbang, which is in southeastern Cameroon. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitat of L. fuhni is forest, at altitudes of around 650 m (2,130 ft). [1]