Lankascincus taylori
| Taylor's Lanka skink | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lankascincus |
| Species: | L. taylori |
| Binomial name | |
| Lankascincus taylori Greer, 1991 | |
Taylor's Lanka skink, Lankascincus taylori, is a species of skink endemic to island of Sri Lanka.
Habitat & Distribution
A montane representative of Lanka skinks, found from 470-1350m above sea level, at Sinharaja, Knuckles Mountain Range, Gampola, Hantana, and Udawatta Kele.
Description
Head, body and tail are long and slender. Midbody scales rows 24-26. Lamellae under fourth toe are 12-18. Dorsum chocolate brown, each scale with a dark gray horseshoe mark, open ended posteriorly. A dark brown flank band can be seen with blue spots. Throat is grayish with blue spots. Venter yellow.
Ecology & Diet
Found in moist leaf litter, under stones and logs in forests. Diet includes insects.
Reproduction
Usually 2 eggs are laid at a time.
References
- http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lankascincus&species=taylori
- http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Lankascincus_taylori/classification/
- Austin, C.C.; Das, I. & De Silva, A. 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
- Photos of Taylor's Lanka Skink
- Books about Lanka Skinks
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