Fuhn's five-toed skink (Leptosiaphos fuhni) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon.
Etymology
The specific name, fuhni, is in honor of Romanian herpetologist Ion Eduard Fuhn.
Geographic range
L. fuhni is only known from the type locality, Abong-Mbang, which is in southeastern Cameroon.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. fuhni is forest, at altitudes of around .
Reproduction
L. fuhni is oviparous.
References
Further reading
Chirio L, LeBreton M (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. 688 pp. . (Leptosiaphos fuhni, new combination). (in French). Greer AE (1974). "The genetic relationships of the Scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplemental Series 22 (31): 1–67. (Panaspis fuhni, p. 29). Perret J-L (1973). "Contribution à l'étude des Panaspis (Reptilia, Scincidae) d'Afrique occidentale avec la description de deux espèces nouvelles ". Revue Suisse de Zoologie 80 (2): 595–630 + Plates I–VI. (Panaspis fuhni, new species, pp. 621–624, Figure 6 + Plate II). (in French, with abstracts in English and German).