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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.
SpeciesEdit
The genus Lankascincus comprises nine species.
- Lankascincus deignani Template:Small – Deignan's tree skink
- Lankascincus dorsicatenatus Template:Small
- Lankascincus fallax Template:Small – Peters's tree skink
- Lankascincus gansi Template:Small – Gans's tree skink, Gans's lankaskink
- Lankascincus merrill Template:Small – Merrill's lanka skink
- Lankascincus sameerai Template:Small – Sameera's lanka skink
- Lankascincus sripadensis Template:Small – Sripada forest skink
- Lankascincus taprobanensis Template:Small – Ceylon tree skink
- Lankascincus taylori Template:Small – Taylor's tree skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lankascincus.
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- 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. Template:JSTOR.
- 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. {{#invoke:doi|main}}. (Lankascincus greeri, new species).