Lankascincus taprobanensis

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 taprobanensis

Name

Lankascincus taprobanensis (Kelaart, 1854)

• Syntypes: BMNH 1946.8.26.11 (formerly 54.6.18.3).
• Type locality: “Nuwara Eliya”, Sri Lanka.

Combinations

• Eumeces taprobanensis Kelaart, 1854: 21 [original combination]
• Lygosoma taprobanense— Boulenger, 1887: 316 [subsequent combination]
• Sphenomorphus taprobanensis— Taylor, 1950: 500 [subsequent combination]
• Lankascincus taprobanensis— Greer, 1991: 62 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Lankascincus munindradasai Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha, 2007: 4 [synonymised by Batuwita (2019: 215)]
  • Holotype: NMSL 20072101, 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′24.61″, E 080°30′41.19″) 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. 
• Batuwita, S. 2019. A review of the endemic genus Lankascincus (Reptilia : Scincidae: Lygosominae) from Sri Lanka. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 162(3): 211–262. DOI: 10.3099/MCZ38.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lankascincus taprobanensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 Deecember 2022.
• Ukuwela, K., Kannishka, S. & Karunarathna, S. 2021. IUCN: Lankascincus taprobanensis  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T157795984A123308872. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T157795984A123308872.en. Accessed on 21 December 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Ceylon Tree Skink