Lankascincus
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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
The genus Lankascincus comprises nine species.
- Lankascincus deignani (Taylor, 1950)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Deignan's tree skink
- Lankascincus dorsicatenatus (Deraniyagala, 1953)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Lankascincus fallax (W. Peters, 1860)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Peters's tree skink
- Lankascincus gansi Greer, 1991Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Gans's tree skink, Gans's lankaskink
- Lankascincus merrill L. Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana & N. Wickramasinghe, 2020Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Merrill's lanka skink
- Lankascincus sameerai Kanishka, Danushka & Amarasinghe, 2020Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Sameera's lanka skink
- Lankascincus sripadensis L. Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha, 2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Sripada forest skink
- Lankascincus taprobanensis (Kelaart, 1854)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Ceylon tree skink
- Lankascincus taylori Greer, 1991Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – 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
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External links
- 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. Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers".. (Lankascincus greeri, new species).