Lankascincus munindradasai
| Lankascincus munindradasai | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
| Genus: | Lankascincus |
| Species: | L. munindradasai |
| Binomial name | |
| Lankascincus munindradasai Mendis Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha, 2007 | |
Lankascincus munindradasai, commonly known as Munindradasa's Lanka skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to island of Sri Lanka.[1] [2][3][4]
Etymology
The specific name, munindradasai, is in honor of Sri Lankan naturalist D.I. Amith Munindradasa (1966–2007).[5]
References
- ↑ http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lankascincus&species=munindradasai
- ↑ http://eol.org/pages/23672827/names
- ↑ Two new species of Skinks from Sri Lanka
- ↑ http://www.sljol.info/index.php/CJSBS/article/viewFile/482/520
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lankascincus munindradasai, p. 185).
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