Lacertaspis lepesmei (Angel, 1940)
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1525-9153 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DAE649-EF07-9504-FF3D-FF04C7CDFD5A |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Lacertaspis lepesmei (Angel, 1940) |
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Lacertaspis lepesmei (Angel, 1940) View in CoL (35 specimens)
Material: MNHN-RA 1998.0295-0300, 1999.0401-0404, 1999.8418-8436 (29 specimens, without any precise location, coll. CamHerp) – MNHN-RA 2004.0061 ( Bamboutos , Fulbe house, 5.637°N and 10.106°E, elev. 2,450 m, coll. CamHerp, May 5, 2001) – MNHN-RA 2005.2597- 2599 (Bamboutos, Mt. Mekua, 5.688°N and 10.095°E, elev. 2,700 m, coll. CamHerp, respectively May 8, 2000, April 18, 2000, and April 19, 2000) – MNHN-RA 2005.2602-2603 (two specimens, without precise location, coll. CamHerp) GoogleMaps .
This small, submontane endemic skink is only known from the rocky slopes of Bamboutos Mountains, between 2,350 and 2,700 m altitude ( Fig. 15). It is not present in the Mt. Oku region. Its classification in the IUCN Red List and the measures to undertake for the conservation of its habitat should be a priority.
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