Lankascincus taprobanensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Lankascincus taprobanensis (Kelaart, 1854)

Lankascincus munindradasai Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha, 2007: 4 [synonymised by Batuwita (2019: 215)]
- Holotype: NMSL 20072101, adult ♂, collected by R.K. Rodirigo, D. Jayantha, and L.J.M. Wickramasinghe on 7 November 2006.
- Type locality: “Sripada Sanctuary (Adam’s peak), Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. (N 06°48′24.61″, E 080°30′41.19″) Alt. 1825 m.”

Wickramasinghe, L.J.M., Rodrigo, R., Dayawansa, N. & Jayantha, U.L.D. 2007. Two new species of Lankascincus (Squamata: Scincidae) from Sripada Sanctuary (Peak Wilderness), in Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 1612(1): 1–24. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1612.1.1 Reference page.
Batuwita, S. 2019. A review of the endemic genus Lankascincus (Reptilia : Scincidae: Lygosominae) from Sri Lanka. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 162(3): 211–262. DOI: 10.3099/MCZ38.1 Reference page.

Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Lankascincus taprobanensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 Deecember 2022.
Ukuwela, K., Kannishka, S. & Karunarathna, S. 2021. IUCN: Lankascincus taprobanensis (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T157795984A123308872. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T157795984A123308872.en. Accessed on 21 December 2022.