Lankascincus merrill WICKRAMASINGHE, VIDANAPATHIRANA & WICKRAMASINGHE, 2020
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Lankascincus merrill
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Ristellinae (Ristellini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | Sinhala: Merrillgé lak-hikanala Tamil: Merrillavin arené E: Merrill‟s Lanka-skink |
| Synonym | Lankascincus merrill WICKRAMASINGHE, VIDANAPATHIRANA & WICKRAMASINGHE 2020 |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka Type locality: Enasalwatte Estate, Sinharaja Division (Army Camp Forest), Rakwana Hills, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka (06°23' N, 080°36' E, alt. 1,040 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. NMSL 2011.01.01, Adult male, SVL 34.9 mm, collected by D.R. Vidanapathirana, N. Ranwella, and L.J.M. Wickramasinghe, on 25 November 2007. Paratypes (n=3). Adult females, NMSL 2011.01.02, SVL 33.7 mm and DWC 2011.05.02, SVL 34.0 mm; adult male, DWC 2011.05.01, SVL 32.8 mm; same locality as holotype; collected by D.R. Vidanapathirana and L.J.M. Wickramasinghe, on 28 December 2007. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Lankascincus merrill sp. nov. is distinguished from its congeners by possessing the following combination of characters: maximum SVL 32.8–34.9 mm; prefrontals in contact; seven supralabials, the last one split; 24 mid-body scale rows; 46–48 paravertebrals; 50– 51 ventrals; 8–10 and 13–16 lamellae on fourth finger and fourth toe, respectively; and a conspicuous dark-brown band from snout to mid-tail, gradually fading posteriad (Wickramasinghe et al. 2020). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 3196 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: for a map see Kanishka et al. 2020: 117 (Fig. 8). |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is a noun in apposition, honoring Mr. Merrill J. Fernando, founder of Dilmah and Dilmah Conservation, for his support of biodiversity conservation in Sri Lanka. |
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