Lacertaspis lepesmei (Angel, 1940)

Ineich, Ivan, LeBreton, Matthew, Lhermitte-Vallarino, Nathaly, Abstract. - The, Laurent Chirio, Oku, Mount & Highlands, Bamenda, 2015, The reptiles of the summits of Mont Oku and the Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon *, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 108) 9 (2), pp. 15-38 : 24

Lacertaspis lepesmei (Angel, 1940) (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) .

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.

Figures

Fig. 15. Lacertaspis lepesmei. MNHN-RA 2004.0061 (see above). Picture: M. LeBreton.