Lankascincus is a genus of , Common name known as lanka skinks and tree skinks, in the family Scincidae. The genus is Endemism to Sri Lanka.
Species
The genus
Lankascincus comprises nine
species.
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Lankascincus deignani – Deignan's tree skink
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Lankascincus dorsicatenatus
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Lankascincus fallax – Peters's tree skink
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Lankascincus gansi – Carl Gans tree skink, Gans's lankaskink
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Lankascincus merrill – Merrill's lanka skink
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Lankascincus sameerai – lanka skink
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Lankascincus sripadensis – Sripada forest skink
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Lankascincus taprobanensis – Ceylon tree skink
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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
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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. .
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, 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).
