Lankascincus deignani
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Taxonavigation: Scincoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Lankascincus
Species: Lankascincus deignani
NameEdit
Lankascincus deignani (Taylor, 1950)
- Holotype: USNM 120326, collected by Herbert G. Deignan in 1944.
- Type locality: “Mount Ganoruwa (Gangarowa?), Peradeniya, Kandy District, Ceylon”.
CombinationsEdit
- Sphenomorphus deignani Taylor, 1950: 497 [original combination]
- Lankascincus deignani— Greer, 1991: 60 [subsequent combination]
SynonymsEdit
- 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”.
ReferencesEdit
Primary referencesEdit
- 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.
LinksEdit
- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Lankascincus deignani. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 Deecember 2022.
- 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.