| Sri Lanka Supple Skink | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lygosoma |
| Species: | L. singha
|
| Binomial name | |
| Lygosoma singha (
Taylor, 1950)
| |
| |
Lygosoma singha is a species of skink that is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3]
Habitat and distribution
It is presumably a semi-fossorial skink endemic to Sri Lanka's north-east coast. [1] [3]
Ecology and diet
Lygosoma singha inhabits areas under 50 metres of elevation, and its diet may include insects.[ citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c de Silva, A.; Somaweera, R. (2010). "Lygosoma singha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178303A7518500. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178303A7518500.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Lygosoma singha at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 January 2015.
- ^ a b Ruchira Somaweera (2014). "Family Scincidae (Skinks)". SriLankanReptiles.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
| Sri Lanka Supple Skink | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lygosoma |
| Species: | L. singha
|
| Binomial name | |
| Lygosoma singha (
Taylor, 1950)
| |
|
| |
Lygosoma singha is a species of skink that is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3]
Habitat and distribution
It is presumably a semi-fossorial skink endemic to Sri Lanka's north-east coast. [1] [3]
Ecology and diet
Lygosoma singha inhabits areas under 50 metres of elevation, and its diet may include insects.[ citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c de Silva, A.; Somaweera, R. (2010). "Lygosoma singha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178303A7518500. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178303A7518500.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Lygosoma singha at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 January 2015.
- ^ a b Ruchira Somaweera (2014). "Family Scincidae (Skinks)". SriLankanReptiles.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.