Lankascincus dorsicatenatus
Lankascincus dorsicatenatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Lankascincus |
Species: | L. dorsicatenatus
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Binomial name | |
Lankascincus dorsicatenatus (Deraniyagala, 1953)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Lankascincus dorsicatenatus, also known as the catenated lankaskink,[2][3] is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to island of Sri Lanka.[1]
Taxonomy[]
L. dorsicatenus was originally placed in the “wastebasket taxon” Sphenomorphus, but was later moved to the genus Lankascincus, which is a genus of skinks endemic to Sri Lanka.
References[]
- ^ a b Lankascincus dorsicatenatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 May 2021.
- ^ Ruchira Somaweera (2004–2014). "Family Scincidae (Skinks)". SriLankanReptiles.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Tetrapod Reptiles of Sri Lanka". Biodiversity of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
Further reading[]
- Two new species of Skinks from Sri Lanka
- Deraniyagala PEP (1953). A Coloured Atlas of Some Vertebrates from Ceylon. Volume 2. Tetrapod Reptilia. Colombo: Government Press. 101 pp. (Sphenomorphus dorsicatenatus, new species).
- 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.
Categories:
- Lankascincus
- Reptiles of Sri Lanka
- Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka
- Reptiles described in 1953
- Taxa named by Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala
- Skink stubs