Lankascincus sripadensis

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 sripadensis

Name

Lankascincus sripadensis Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha, 2007: 11

• Holotype: NMSL 200705001, 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′24.63″, E 080°30′41.21″) Alt. 1825 m.”

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lankascincus sripadensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 December 2022.
• Ukuwela, K., Karunarathna, S., Kannishka, S. & Kandambi, D. 2021. IUCN: Lankascincus sripadensis  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T197209A123312057. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197209A123312057.en. Accessed on 21 December 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Sripada Forest Skink