Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Lankascincus
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Lanka Skinks, Sri Lankan Forest Skinks
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Lankaskinke
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Lankaskinker
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Lankascincus Greer (type species: Lygosoma fallax Peters 1860) |
Contents:
9 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The species of this genus were previously assigned to
Sphenomorphus.
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Lankascincus deignani
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Mount Gannoruwa Lanka Skink, (Deignan's Lanka Skink)
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Gannoruwa-Lankaskink
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Gannoruwa-lankaskink
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1950 | |
Sphenomorphus deignani Taylor |
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Lankascincus deignani Greer 1991 |
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2007 | |
Lankascincus greeri Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha (syn. Kanishka, Danushka & Amarasinghe 2020) |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Lankascincus dorsicatenatus
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Angamana Lanka Skink
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Angamana-Lankaskink
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Angamana-lankaskink
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1953 | |
Sphenomorphus dorsicatenatus Deraniyagala |
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Lankascincus dorsicatenatus Batuwita & Pethiyagoda 2007 |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Lankascincus fallax
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Trincomalee Lanka Skink, (Common Supple Skink)
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Trincomalee-Lankaskink
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Trincomalee-lankaskink
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1860 | |
Lygosoma fallax Peters |
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Sphenomorphus fallax Taylor 1950 |
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Lankascincus fallax Greer 1991 |
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1906 | |
Lygosoma megalops Annandale (syn. Amarasinghe, Danushka, Kanishka, Campbell, Ineich, Hallermann & Pauwels 2022) |
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Sphenomorphus megalops Taylor 1950 |
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Lankascincus megalops Batuwita 2019 |
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1950 | |
Sphenomorphus rufogulus Taylor (syn. Greer 1991) |
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1991 | |
Lankascincus deraniyagalae Greer (syn. Batuwita 2019) |
Other common names:
deraniyagalae: Punduloya Lanka Skink, (Deraniyagala's Lanka Skink)
megalops: Large-eyed Forest Skink
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Lankascincus fallax
© Rune Midtgaard
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Lankascincus gansi
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Udugama Lanka Skink, (Gans' Lanka Skink)
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Udugama-Lankaskink
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Udugama-lankaskink
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1991 | |
Lankascincus gansi Greer |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Lankascincus merrill
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Rakwana Hills Lanka Skink, (Merrill's Lanka Skink)
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Rakwana-Lankaskink
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Rakwana-lankaskink
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Lankascincus merrill Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana & Wickramasinghe |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Lankascincus sameerai
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Matara Lanka Skink, (Sameera's Lanka Skink)
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Matara-Lankaskink
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Matara-lankaskink
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2020 | |
Lankascincus sameerai Kanishka, Danushka & Amarasinghe |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Lankascincus sripadensis
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Sripada Lanka Skink
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Sripada-Lankaskink
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Sripada-lankaskink
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2007 | |
Lankascincus sripadensis Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Lankascincus taprobanensis
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Smooth Lanka Skink
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Glatschuppige Lankaskink
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Glatskællet Lankaskink
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Eumeces taprobanensis Kelaart |
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Lygosoma taprobanense Boulenger 1887 |
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Sphenomorphus taprobanensis Taylor 1950 |
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Lankascincus taprobanensis Greer 1991 |
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Lankascincus munindradasai Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha (syn. Batuwita 2019) |
Other common names:
munindradasai: Adam's Peak Lanka Skink, (Munindrasas's Lanka Skink)
Remarks:
Greer (1991) regarded Lygosoma striatopunctatum Ahl 1925 (now
Sphenomorphus striatopunctatus) as a synonym of taprobanensis, but Das & de Silva (2005) regarded it as a valid species of the genus
Sphenomorphus.
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Lankascincus taylori
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Central Highlands Lanka Skink, (Taylor's Lanka Skink)
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Central-Highlands-Lankaskink
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Central Highlands-lankaskink
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1991 | |
Lankascincus taylori Greer |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Lankascincus taylori
© Henrik Bringsøe
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