Leptosiaphos koutoui
| Leptosiaphos koutoui | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Leptosiaphos |
| Species: | L. koutoui |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptosiaphos koutoui Ineich, Schmitz, Chirio & LeBreton, 2004 | |
Leptosiaphos koutoui is a species of skink endemic to Cameroon.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, koutoui, is in honor of Denis Koulagna Koutou, former Director of Wildlife and Protected Areas in Cameroon.[2]
References
- ↑ 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 sp. nov.)
- ↑ 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).