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| Lankascincus | |
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| Lankascincus gansi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
| Genus: | Lankascincus Greer, 1991[1] |
Lankascincus is a genus of lizards, commonly known as lanka skinks and tree skinks, in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Species
[edit]The genus Lankascincus comprises nine species.
- Lankascincus deignani (Taylor, 1950) – Deignan's tree skink
- Lankascincus dorsicatenatus (Deraniyagala, 1953)
- Lankascincus fallax (W. Peters, 1860) – Peters's tree skink
- Lankascincus gansi Greer, 1991 – Gans's tree skink, Gans's lankaskink
- Lankascincus merrill L. Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana & N. Wickramasinghe, 2020 – Merrill's lanka skink
- Lankascincus sameerai Kanishka, Danushka & Amarasinghe, 2020 – Sameera's lanka skink
- Lankascincus sripadensis L. Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha, 2007 – Sripada forest skink
- Lankascincus taprobanensis (Kelaart, 1854) – Ceylon tree skink
- Lankascincus taylori Greer, 1991 – Taylor's tree skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lankascincus.
References
[edit]- ↑ Genus Lankascincus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
External links
[edit]- Greer AE (1991). "Lankascincus, a New Genus of Scincid Lizards from Sri Lanka, with Descriptions of Three New Species". Journal of Herpetology 25 (1): 59–64. JSTOR 1564795.
- Batuwita S, Pethiyagoda R (2007). "Description of a new species of litter skink (Squamata: Scincidae: Lankascincus)". Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) 36 (2): 80–87. doi:10.4038/cjsbs.v36i2.482. (Lankascincus greeri, new species).