Lygosoma singha

Sri Lanka Supple Skink
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Lygosomidae
Genus:	Lygosoma
Species:	L. singha
Binomial name
Lygosoma singha (Taylor, 1950)

Lygosoma singha is a species of skink that is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Habitat and distribution

It is presumably a semi-fossorial skink endemic to Sri Lanka's north-east coast. ^{[1] [3]}

Ecology and diet

Lygosoma singha inhabits areas under 50 metres of elevation, and its diet may include insects.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. de Silva, A.; Somaweera, R. (2010). "Lygosoma singha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T178303A7518500. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178303A7518500.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Lygosoma singha at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 25 January 2015.
3. Ruchira Somaweera (2014). "Family Scincidae (Skinks)". SriLankanReptiles.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.