Lankascincus dorsicatenatus
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| Lankascincus dorsicatenatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lankascincus |
| Species: | L. dorsicatenatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lankascincus dorsicatenatus (Deraniyagala, 1953) | |
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Lankascincus dorsicatenatus, also known as the catenated lankaskink,[3][4] is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to island of Sri Lanka.[2]
L. dorsicatenus was originally placed in the "wastebasket taxon" Sphenomorphus, but was later moved to the genus Lankascincus, which is a genus of skinks endemic to Sri Lanka.
Geographic range
L. dorsicatenatus is found in southwestern Sri Lanka, the wet zone.[1]