- Source: Leptosiaphos dewittei
Leptosiaphos dewittei, also known commonly as De Witte's five-toed skink, De Witte's leaf-litter skink, and Witte's five-toed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to Central Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, dewittei, is in honor of Belgian herpetologist Gaston-François de Witte.
Geographic range
L. dewittei is found in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Reproduction
L. dewittei is oviparous.
References
Further reading
Loveridge A (1934). "A New Name for Lygosoma (Siaphos) compressicauda of the Congo, Preoccupied". Copeia 1934 (4): 184. (Siaphos dewittei, new name).
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Leptosiaphos dewittei
- Leptosiaphos
- List of reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Gaston-François de Witte
