Leptosiaphos koutoui

Leptosiaphos koutoui is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon and is only known from the Adamaoua Massif near Meiganga.<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=RDB/>

Etymology

The specific name, koutoui, is in honor of Denis Koulagna Koutou (born 1958), former Director of Wildlife and Protected Areas in Cameroon.<ref name="Ineich et al. 2004"/><ref>Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Leptosiaphos koutoui, p. 146).</ref>

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. koutoui is forest, at altitudes around Template:Cvt.<ref name=IUCN/>

Reproduction

L. koutoui is oviparous.<ref name=RDB>Template:NRDB species</ref>

Further reading

• Chirio L, LeBreton M (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: MNHN (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle), IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement). 688 pp. (in French).

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