Lankascincus Explained

Lankascincus is a genus of lizards, commonly known as lanka skinks and tree skinks, in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Species

The genus Lankascincus comprises nine species.

• Lankascincus deignani – Deignan's tree skink
• Lankascincus dorsicatenatus
• Lankascincus fallax – Peters's tree skink
• Lankascincus gansi – Gans's tree skink, Gans's lankaskink

• Lankascincus merrill – Merrill's lanka skink
• Lankascincus sameerai – Sameera's lanka skink
• Lankascincus sripadensis – Sripada forest skink
• Lankascincus taprobanensis – Ceylon tree skink
• Lankascincus taylori – Taylor's tree skink

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lankascincus.

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. .
• 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. . (Lankascincus greeri, new species).