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Hackars' Five-toed Skink
Leptosiaphos hackarsi
Leptosiaphos hackarsi, also known commonly as Hackars' five toed skink or Hackars's five-toed skink, is an endangered species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to central Africa.
From the article Leptosiaphos hackarsi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
L. hackarsi is found in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Rwanda, and southwestern Uganda.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, hackarsi, is in honor of Belgian administrator Henri-Martin Hackars (1881–1940).
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Leptosiaphos hackarsi in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 38259.