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

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