- Source: Leptosiaphos blochmanni
Leptosiaphos blochmanni, also known commonly as the Zaire three-toed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Central Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, blochmanni, is in honor of German zoologist Friedrich Johann Wilhelm Blochmann.
Geographic range
L. blochmanni is found in southwestern Rwanda. It may also occur in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Burundi.
Description
The holotype of L. blochmanni has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.8 cm (1.9 in), and a tail length of 9.5 cm (3.7 in). There are three digits on each of the four feet.
Behavior
L. blochmanni is terrestrial and semifossorial.
Diet
L. blochmanni probably preys upon insects.
Reproduction
L. blochmanni is oviparous.
References
Further reading
Greer AE (1974). "The genetic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 22 (31): 1–67. (Panaspis blochmanni, new combination).
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 blochmanni, p. 158).
Tornier G (1903). "Drei neue Reptilien aus Ost-Afrika". Zoologische Jährbucher. Abtheilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere 19: 173–178. (Lygosoma blochmanni, new species, pp. 173–175). (in German).
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- List of reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Friedrich Blochmann
- List of data deficient reptiles
