Lankascincus deignani

Taxonavigation

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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

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Lankascincus deignani (Taylor, 1950)

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

Combinations

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

Synonyms

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  • 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”.

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Deignan Tree Skink