Lankascincus dorsicatenatus

Lankascincus dorsicatenatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Lankascincus
Species:	L. dorsicatenatus
Binomial name
Lankascincus dorsicatenatus (Deraniyagala, 1953)
Synonyms [2]
Sphenomorphus dorsicatenatus Deraniyagala, 1953 Lankascincus dorsicatenatus — Greer, 1991

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]

Taxonomy

L. 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

L. dorsicatenatus is found in southwestern Sri Lanka, the wet zone. ^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. dorsicatenatus is forest. ^[1]

Reproduction

L. dorsicatenatus is oviparous. Clutch size is one egg. ^[1]

References

1. 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.
2. Lankascincus dorsicatenatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 30 May 2021.
3. Somaweera, Ruchira (2004–2014). "Family Scincidae (Skinks)". SriLankanReptiles.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015.
4. "Tetrapod Reptiles of Sri Lanka". Biodiversity of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

Further reading

• 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 Herpetology25 (1): 59–64.

External links

• Wickramasinghe LJM, Rodrigo R, Dayawansa N, Jayantha ULD (2007). "Two new species of Lankascincus (Squamata: Scincidae) from Sripada Sanctuary (Peak Wilderness), in Sri Lanka" Zootaxa1612: 1–24.