Lankascincus dorsicatenatus, also known as the catenated lankaskink,[3][4] is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to island of Sri Lanka.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lankascincus |
| Species: | L. dorsicatenatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lankascincus dorsicatenatus (Deraniyagala, 1953)
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Taxonomy
editL. dorsicatenus was originally placed in the “wastebasket taxon” Sphenomorphus, but was later moved to the genus Lankascincus, which is a genus of skinks endemic to Sri Lanka.
Geographic range
editL. dorsicatenatus is found in southwestern Sri Lanka, the wet zone.[1]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of L. dorsicatenatus is forest.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Karunarathna S, Ukuwela K, Kannishka [sic] S (2021). "Lankascincus dorsicatenatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197199A123312007.en. Accessed on 29 July 2022.
- ^ a b Lankascincus dorsicatenatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 May 2021.
- ^ Somaweera, Ruchira (2004–2014). "Family Scincidae (Skinks)". SriLankanReptiles.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Tetrapod Reptiles of Sri Lanka". Biodiversity of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
Further reading
edit- Deraniyagala PEP (1953). A Coloured Atlas of Some Vertebrates from Ceylon. Volume 2. Tetrapod Reptilia. Colombo: Government Press. 101 pp. (Sphenomorphus dorsicatenatus, new species).
- Greer AE (1991). "Lankascincus, a New Genus of Scincid Lizards from Sri Lanka, with Descriptions of Three New Species". Journal of Herpetology 25 (1): 59–64.
External links
edit- Wickramasinghe LJM, Rodrigo R, Dayawansa N, Jayantha ULD (2007). "Two new species of Lankascincus (Squamata: Scincidae) from Sripada Sanctuary (Peak Wilderness), in Sri Lanka" Zootaxa 1612: 1–24.
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