Lankascincus taylori GREER, 1991
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Lankascincus taylori
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Ristellinae (Ristellini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Taylor's Tree Skink |
| Synonym | Lankascincus taylori GREER 1991 Lankascincus taylori — AUSTIN et al. 2004 Lankascincus taylori — ZIESMANN et al. 2007 Lankascincus taylori — BATUWITA 2019: 237 |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka (sub montane forest area) Type locality: central Ceylon |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: BMNH 72.3.23.4A; Paratypes in ZFMK, BMNH, CM, FMNH and USNM |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Distinguished from all other species of Lankascincus by the following combination of characters: prefrontals in contact; frontoparietals two; supraciliaries eight to nine; primary temporal one; sec- ondary temporals two, in contact; supra- labials seven; last supralabial subequal to the preceding supralabial; postsupralabials two; paravertebrals 51–60, equal in size; ventral scales 55–64; transverse scale rows across mid-body 22–27; subdigital lamellae under fourth digit of manus 8–11; subdigital lamellae under fourth digit of pes 11–15; maximum SVL 44.0 mm; general body color dark brown; presence of dark-brown dorso- lateral stripe (BATUWITA 2019: 237). 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 944 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Sympatry: E. carinata, E. austini, L. gansi, and N. monodactyla. |
| Etymology | Named after Edward Harrison Taylor, 1889-1978 [obituary in Herp Review 10 (2): 47; see also Borrell 2013 for further biographical notes] |
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