Lankascincus merrill

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 merrill

Name

Lankascincus merrill Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana & Wickramasinghe, 2020: 25

• Holotype: NMSL 2011.01.01, adult ♂, collected by D.R. Vidanapathirana, N. Ranwella, and L.J.M. Wickramasinghe on 25 November 2007.
• Type locality: “Enasalwatte Estate, Sinharaja Division (Army Camp Forest), Rakwana Hills, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka (06°23′ N, 080°36′ E, alt. 1,040 m a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Wickramasinghe, L.J.M., Vidanapathirana, D.R. & Wickramasinghe, N. 2020. A new species of Lankascincus Greer, 1991 (Reptilia: Scincidae) from the Rakwana hills of Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 9(1): 23–30. DOI: 10.47605/tapro.v9i1.218 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lankascincus merrill. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 April 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Merrill's Lanka-skink