Lankascincus gansi

Lankascincus gansi

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 gansi

Name

Lankascincus gansi Greer, 1991: 62

• Holotype: CM 67932, adult ♂, collected by L. Jayawickrama on 24 March 1977.
• Type locality: “Udugama, near Deniyaya, Southern Province, Ceylon”.

References

Primary references

• 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

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lankascincus gansi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 December 2022.
• Karunarathna, S., Ukuwela, K. & Kannishka, S. 2021. IUCN: Lankascincus gansi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T197212A123312072. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197212A123312072.en. Accessed on 21 December 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Gans' Tree Skink