title: Lankascincus
text: # Lankascincus
  
  Lankascincus is a genus of lizards, commonly known as lanka skinks and tree skinks, in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka.
  
  ## Species
  
  The genus Lankascincus comprises nine species.
  
  * Lankascincus deignani (Taylor, 1950) – Deignan's tree skink
  * Lankascincus dorsicatenatus (Deraniyagala, 1953)
  * Lankascincus fallax (W. Peters, 1860) – Peters's tree skink
  * Lankascincus gansi Greer, 1991 – Gans's tree skink, Gans's lankaskink
  * Lankascincus merrill L. Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana & N. Wickramasinghe, 2020 – Merrill's lanka skink
  * Lankascincus sameerai Kanishka, Danushka & Amarasinghe, 2020 – Sameera's lanka skink
  * Lankascincus sripadensis L. Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha, 2007 – Sripada forest skink
  * Lankascincus taprobanensis (Kelaart, 1854) – Ceylon tree skink
  * Lankascincus taylori Greer, 1991 – Taylor's tree skink
  
  Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lankascincus.
  
  