Leptosiaphos rhomboidalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Leptosiaphos
Species: Leptosiaphos rhomboidalis

Name

Leptosiaphos rhomboidalis Broadley, 1989: 442

• Holotype: ZMUC R 47836.
• Type locality: “Mwanihana Forest, Uzungwa Mountains, Kilombero District, Tanzania”.

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1989. A reappraisal of the genus Panaspis Cope, with the description of a new species of Leptosiaphos (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Tanzania. Arnoldia (Zimbabwe) 9(32): 439–449. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Leptosiaphos rhomboidalis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 October 2018.
• Howell, K., Beraduccii, J. & Ngalason, W. 2014. IUCN: Leptosiaphos rhomboidalis  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T16394676A16394680. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T16394676A16394680.en

Vernacular names

English: Udzungwa Five-toed Skink