Lygosoma singha
| Sri Lanka Supple Skink | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lygosoma |
| Species: | L. singha
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| Binomial name | |
| Lygosoma singha (Taylor, 1950)
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Lygosoma singha is a species of skink that is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]
Habitat and distribution[]
It is presumably a semi-fossorial skink endemic to Sri Lanka's north-east coast.[1][3]
Ecology and diet[]
Lygosoma singha inhabits areas under 50 metres of elevation, and its diet may include insects.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c de Silva, A. & Somaweera, R. (2010). "Lygosoma singha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178303A7518500. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178303A7518500.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ Lygosoma singha at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 January 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ruchira Somaweera (2014). "Family Scincidae (Skinks)". SriLankanReptiles.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Lygosoma
- Reptiles of Sri Lanka
- Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka
- Reptiles described in 1950
- Taxa named by Edward Harrison Taylor
- Lygosominae stubs