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Leptosiaphos vigintiserierum (SJÖSTEDT, 1897)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: African Five-toed Skink 
SynonymLygosoma vigintiserierum SJÖSTEDT 1897: 56
Lygosoma vigintiserierum – SMITH 1937: 331
Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) vigintiserium [sic] — SMITH 1937: 221
Riopa vigintiserierum – MERTENS 1964: 224
Panaspis vingintiserierum FUHN 1972: 265
Panaspis vingintiseriera — GREER 1974: 29
Panaspis (Leptosiaphos) vigintiserierum – PERRET 1975: 10
Leptosiaphos vigintiserierum — SCHMITZ et al. 2005 
DistributionCameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko = Fernando Po)

Type locality: Mt. Kamerun, Mapanja, Kamerun  
Reproductionoviparous. 
TypesHolotype: NRM = NR Stockholm 2288 
Diagnosis 
CommentThe reference given for Smith (1937: 331) is somehow in error. Lygosoma vigintiserierum is not mentioned in this paper on this page. SCHMITZ et al. (2005) found relatively high genetic variability within the L. vigintiserierum complex and speculate that it thus may be comprised of several yet undescribed species. However, these populations are morphologically very similar.

Distribution: For a map with localities in Equatorial Guinea see SÁNCHEZ-VIALAS et al. 2022. 
References
  • Blackburn, D.G. 1993. STANDARDIZED CRITERIA FOR THE RECOGNITION OF REPRODUCTIVE MODES IN SQUAMATE REPTILES. Herpetologica 49 (1): 118-132 - get paper here
  • Chirio, L. & Lebreton, M. 2007. Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. MNHN, IRD, Paris 688 pp.
  • Fuhn, I. E. 1972. Révision du Phylum forestier du genre Panaspis Cope (Reptilia, Scincidae, Lygosominae). Rev. roum. Biol., sér Zool., 17 (4): 257-271
  • Greer, A.E. 1974. The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives. Australian Journal of Zoology 31: 1-67. - get paper here
  • Kameni N., M. M., Landry Yuan, F., Gonwouo N., L., Tapondjou N., W. P., Allen, K. E., Fomena, A., & Tsang, T. P. N. 2023. Range contractions and reduced body mass predicted for endemic skinks of the Cameroon Volcanic Line with future warming. Diversity and Distributions, 29(8), 1052-1063 - get paper here
  • Kameni, M. M., Gonwouo, L. N., Tapondjou, W. P., Tchassem, A. M., Doherty-Bone, T., Allen, K. E., & Fomena, A. 2022. Status and habitat preferences of montane endemic skinks, genera Lacertaspis, Leptosiaphos, and Trachylepis, in the central Cameroon Volcanic Line. Herpetology Notes 15: 271-281
  • Lokasola, Albert Lotana; Cédric Botshuna Lotana, Gabriel Badjejea Babangenge and Crispin Gembu Tungaluna 2017. Distributional Data of the Lizard Fauna (Sauria) of the Maringa-Lopori-Wamba Landscape, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering B 6: 151-159 - get paper here
  • Mertens,R. 1965. Die Reptilien von Fernando Po. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 15: 211-238 [1964] - get paper here
  • Perret,J. L. 1975. La différentiation dans le genre Panaspis COPE (Reptilia, Scincidae). Bull. Soc. neuchâtel. Sci. Nat., 98: 5-16
  • SÁNCHEZ-VIALAS, A., CALVO-REVUELTA, M. & DE LA RIVA, I. 2022. Synopsis of the terrestrial Reptiles of Equatorial Guinea. Zootaxa 5202 (1): 1-197 - get paper here
  • Sjöstedt, Y. 1897. Zwei neue Eidechsen aus West-Afrika. Zool. Anz. 20: 56 - get paper here
  • Smith, M.A. 1937. A review of the genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its allies. Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213-234
 
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