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Lankascincus

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Lankascincus
Lankascincus gansi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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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

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