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Leptoseps

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Order
  
Squamata

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordate

Class
  
Reptilia

Suborder
  
Sauria

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Leptoseps is a genus of rare skinks endemic to Southeast Asia.

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Geographic range

Species in the genus Leptoseps are found in Thailand and Vietnam.

Species

Two species are recognized:

  • Leptoseps osellai (Böhme, 1981) – Osella’s skink (Thailand)
  • Leptoseps poilani (Bourret, 1937) – (Vietnam)

    • Etymology

    The specific names, osellai and poilani, are in honor of Italian entomologist Giuseppe Osella and French botanist Eugène Poilane (1887–1964), respectively.

    References

    Leptoseps Wikipedia
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