Lankascincus deignani

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Lankascincus
Species: Lankascincus deignani

Name

Lankascincus deignani (Taylor, 1950)

• Holotype: USNM 120326, collected by Herbert G. Deignan in 1944.
• Type locality: “Mount Ganoruwa (Gangarowa?), Peradeniya, Kandy District, Ceylon”.

Combinations

• Sphenomorphus deignani Taylor, 1950: 497 [original combination]
• Lankascincus deignani— Greer, 1991: 60 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Lankascincus greeri Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007: 81 [synonymised by Kanishka, Danushka & Amarasinghe (2020: 116)]
  • Holotype: WHT 6524, adult ♂, collected by S. Batuwita on 4 April 2003.
  • Type locality: “Kombala-Kottawa Forest Reserve near Hiyaré, Galle (Southern Province), 06°04’N, 80°15’E, 60 m”.

References

Primary references

• Taylor, E.H. 1950. Ceylonese Lizards of the Family Scincidae. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 33 pt. II(13): 481–518. BHL Reference page. 
• Batuwita, S. & Pethiyagoda, R. 2007. Description of new species of Sri Lankan Litter Skink (Squamata: Scincidae: Lankascincus). Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) 36(2): 80–87. DOI: 10.4038/cjsbs.v36i2.482 Reference page. 
• Kanishka, A.S., Danushka, A.D. & Amarasinghe, A.A.T. 2020. A new species of Lankascincus Greer, 1991 (Reptilia : Scincidae) with an overview of the L. gansi group. Taprobanica 9(1): 103–119. DOI: 10.47605/tapro.v9i1.225 ; ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Ukuwela, K., Kannishka, S. & Kandambi, D. 2021. IUCN: Lankascincus deignani  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T157796345A123306509. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T157796345A123306509.en. Accessed on 21 December 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Deignan Tree Skink