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Taxonomy of the genus Lankascincus Biodiversity of the family Scincidae

Bibliography of the genus
Lankascincus (Lanka Skinks)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Lankascincus in general

Austin, C.C.; Das, I.; Silva, A. de 2004. Higher-level molecular phylogenetic relationships of the endemic genus Lankascincus from Sri Lanka based on nuclear DNA sequences. Lyriocephalus 5(1-2): 11-22. (Special issue).

Greer, A.E. 1991. Lankascincus, a new genus of scincid lizards from Sri Lanka, with descriptions of three new species. Journal of Herpetology 25(1): 59-64.

Silva, A. de; Austin, C.C.; Bauer, A.M.; Goonewardene, S.; Drake, J.; Silva, P. de; Ramesh, S.; Suthagar, K.; Kajatheepan, A. 2005. Observations on the skinks inhabiting the Knuckles Massif: with special reference to genus Lankascincus. Lyriocephalus 6(1-2): 95-100.

Lankascincus deignani

Batuwita, S.; Pethiyagoda, R. 2007. Description of a new species of Sri Lankan litter skink (Squamata: Scincidae: Lankascincus). Ceylon Journal of Science Biological Sciences 36(2): 81-88.

Ukuwela, K. 2009. Life history traits of three Sri Lankan Scincidae, with special reference to the reproductive seasonality of Lankascincus fallax. Hamadryad 34(1): 171-174.

Lankascincus fallax

Balasubramaniam, A.; Krishnarajah, P. 2004. Sphenomorphus rufogulus, a new record of an endemic skink from Arasaddy, Jaffna, Sri Lanka (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Lyriocephalus 5(1-2): 23-24. (Special issue).

Goldberg, S.R.; Das, I.; Silva, A. de; Austin, C.C. 2012. Natural history notes: Lankascincus fallax (Peters' Litter Skink). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 43(1): 134-135.

Goonatilake, W.L.D.P.T.S.A.; Yapa, W.B.; Jayatunga, Y.N.A.; Ratnasooriya, W.D. 1999. Range extension of the red-throat litter skink, Sphenomorphus rufogulus. Loris 22(2): 10.

Kumari, M.D.I.P.; Nathanael, E.S.; Austin, C.C.; Silva, A. de 2010. The scincid lizards (Squamata: Scincidae) of Mihintale with special reference to Lankascincus fallax. Lyriocephalus 7(1-2): 57-64.

Ukuwela, K. 2009. Life history traits of three Sri Lankan Scincidae, with special reference to the reproductive seasonality of Lankascincus fallax. Hamadryad 34(1): 171-174.

Lankascincus gansi

Greer, A.E. 1991. Lankascincus, a new genus of scincid lizards from Sri Lanka, with descriptions of three new species. Journal of Herpetology 25(1): 59-64.

Lankascincus munindradasai

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: 1-24.

Lankascincus sripadensis

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: 1-24.

Lankascincus taprobanensis

Silva, A. de 1998. Lankascincus taprobanensis (Kelaart, 1854) a skink with a prehensile tail. Lyriocephalus 3(2): 26-27.

Lankascincus taylori

Greer, A.E. 1991. Lankascincus, a new genus of scincid lizards from Sri Lanka, with descriptions of three new species. Journal of Herpetology 25(1): 59-64.