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Lankascincus sripadensis MENDIS WICKRAMASINGHE, RODRIGO, DAYAWANSA & JAYANTHA, 2007

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Ristellinae (Ristellini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesSinhala: Sripakandu duburu hekanala
Tamil: Sivanolipathmalai arene
E: Sripada forest skink 
SynonymLankascincus sripadensis MENDIS WICKRAMASINGHE, RODRIGO, DAYAWANSA & JAYANTHA 2007
Lankascincus deignani — GREER 1991: 60
Lankascincus deraniyagalae — GREER 1991: 62 (part)
Lankascincus cf. sripadensis — KOTTAWA-ARACHCHI & GAMAGE 2015
Lankascincus sripadensis — BATUWITA 2019: 244 
DistributionSri Lanka

Type locality: Sripada Sanctuary (Adam’s peak), Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. (N 06° 48’ 24.63, E 080° 30’ 41.21) Elevation 1825 m.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: NMSL 200705001. Adult male 58.27 mm SVL; Coll. R. K. Rodirigo, D. Jayantha, and L. J. M. Wickramasinghe. 07. 11. 2006. Paratypes: NMSL; Note: All paratype material of L. deraniyagalae from ‘‘Dimbulla, Queenwood Estate’’ (Dimbula), 06°57’N, 80°38’E, 1,220 m, belongs to L. sripadensis (fide Batuwita 2019: 247). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Lankascincus sripadensis sp. nov. is distinguished from known congeners by possessing the following combination of characters: A large sized Lankascincus 56–58 mm SVL; Prefrontals are fused or narrowly in contact; three loreal scales, the anterior loreal is touching the prefrontal, frantonasal, nasal, 1st and 2nd supralabial scales; the posterior loreals are larger than the anterior loreal in longitudinal axis, the upper anterior loreal is touching the prefrontal and upper anterior preocular; the lower posterior loreal is touching 2nd, 3rd supralabials and 1st subocular scale; the nasal is not fused; 7 supralabials, the last supralabial scale is single, 5th at the mid orbit point; 26 smooth scale rows at mid body; 56 to 58 paravertebral scales; 56 – 57 scales between mental and vent; median preanals are enlarged, outer preanals overlap with inner; lamellae under the fourth finger 12–13, and fourth toe 17–19, the lamellae formulae including fingers and toes are 4>3>5>2>1 and 4>3>5>2>1.


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CommentSize: Lankascincus sripadensis sp. nov. is the species having the largest SVL in the endemic genus Lankascincus. The specimen FMNH131358 female 58 mm SVL.

Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). 
References
  • Batuwita, Sudesh 2019. A REVIEW OF THE LIZARDS OF THE ENDEMIC GENUS LANKASCINCUS (REPTILIA: SCINCIDAE: LYGOSOMINAE) FROM SRI LANKA. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 162(3), (8 April 2019) - get paper here
  • Batuwita, Sudesh and Rohan Pethiyagoda 2007. Description of new species of Sri Lankan Litter Skink (Squamata: Scincidae: Lankascincus). Ceylon Journal of Science (Bio. Sci.) 36(2):80-87
  • Jayasekara, Duan; Chathuranga Dharmarathne 2018. Colour change as an anti-predatory mechanism in Green Forest Lizard (Calotes calotes) sighted at the Wasgamuwa National Park, Sri Lanka. Herpetology Notes 11: 675-678 - get paper here
  • Kerney, R. 2018. Book Review: A Naturalist's Guide to the Reptiles of Sri Lanka. Herpetological Review 49 (1): 150-151. - get paper here
  • Kottawa-Arachchi, J.D. & R. N. Gamage 2015. Herpetofaunal richness in Lippakelle Tea Estate, Sri Lanka. TAPROBANICA 7 (4): 268–271 - get paper here
  • Kumara, D.M. Nayana Pradeep & Kanishka D.B. Ukuwela. 2009. A survey on the amphibians of Ambagamuwa, a tropical wet midland area in Sri Lanka. Herpetology Notes 2: 81-85. - get paper here
  • Manthey, S. 1980. Sri Lanka. Sauria 2 (3): 5-11 - get paper here
  • Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions - get paper here
  • Singh, H 2018. Book Review: A Naturalist's Guide to the Reptiles of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Herpetological Review 49 (3): 567-569 - get paper here
  • Somaweera, R. & Somaweera, N. 2009. Lizards of Sri Lanka: a colour guide with field keys. Chimaira, Frankfurt, 304 pp.
  • Wickramasinghe, L.J. MENDIS; Rodrigo, R.; Dayawansa, N. & Jayantha, U.L.D. 2007. Two new species of Lankascincus (Squamata: Scincidae) from Sripada Sanctuary (Peak Wilderness), in Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 1612: 1–24 - get paper here
  • Woerkom, Anton van 1991. Book review: Colour Guide to the Snakes of Sri Lanka, by Anslem de Silva. Litteratura Serpentium 11 (3): 54-55 - get paper here
 
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