Lankascincus deignani (TAYLOR, 1950)
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Lankascincus deignani
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Ristellinae (Ristellini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Deignan Tree Skink |
| Synonym | Sphenomorphus deignani TAYLOR 1950 Lankascincus deignani — GREER 1991 Lankascincus deignani — DAS 1996: 46 Sphenomorphus deignani — DAS 1996: 48 Lankascincus deignani — AUSTIN et al. 2004 Lankascincus greeri BATUWITA & PETHIYAGODA 2007 Lankascincus greeri — BATUWITA 2019: 247 Lankascincus deignani — BATUWITA 2019: 229 |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka (forests around Kandy) Type locality: Mount Gannoruwa (Gangarowa ?), Peradeniya, Kandy District, Ceylon. greeri: Sri Lanka; Type locality: Kombala-Kottawa Forest Reserve near Hiyaré, Galle (Southern Province), 06º04’N, 80º15’E, 60 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: USNM 120326 Holotype: NMSL (= WHT) 6524 (adult male), 52.0 mm SVL, 04 April, 2003, coll. S. Batuwita [greeri] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Distinguished from all other Lankascincus by the following combination of characters: prefrontals in contact; pre- frontal wider than long; frontonasal as large as prefrontals together; frontoparietals two; supraciliaries 9–10; primary temporal one; secondary temporals two, in contact; supra- labials seven; last supralabial subequal to the preceding supralabial; postsupralabials two; paravertebrals 43–48; ventral scales 55–57; transverse scale rows across mid- body 28; subdigital lamellae under fourth digit of pes 19–20; maximum SVL 58.0 mm; body color reddish brown; ventral side yellowish brown; lacking a dorsolateral stripe in male; lacking subocular spot; forelimb length 21.8–25.9% of SVL; and hind-limb length 29.1–34.5% of SVL (Batuwita 2019: 229). |
| Comment | Distribution: Previous records of L. deignani from Nuwaraeliya and surrounding localities were reidentified as L. sripadensis by Butawita 2019. Synonymy: Kanishka et al. 2020 synonymized L. greeri with L. deignani. |
| Etymology | Named after Herbert "Bert" Girton Deignan (1906-1968) who worked for the U.S. National Museum (1938-1962) and spent 1928-1932 and 1935-1937 in Thailand teaching English. In between he worked at the Library of Congress (1934-1935). He retired to live in Switzerland. L. greeri was named after Allan E. Greer of the Australian Museum, in recognition of his many contributions to the taxonomy of Scincidae. The name is Latinized as a noun in the genitive singular case. |
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