Biology:Lankascincus

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Short description: Genus of lizards

Lankascincus
Lankascincus gansi.jpg
Lankascincus gansi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Species

The genus Lankascincus comprises nine species.

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

References

  1. Genus Lankascincus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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. doi:10.4038/cjsbs.v36i2.482. (Lankascincus greeri, new species).


Wikidata ☰ Q684817 entry