| 词条 | Lankascincus deignani |
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| name = Lankascincus deignani | status = EN | status_system = iucn3.1 | genus = Lankascincus | species = deignani | authority = (Taylor, 1950) }} Lankascincus deignani, commonly known as Deignan's Lanka skink, is a species of skink endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. It is named for the American ornithologist Herbert Girton Deignan,[1] being originally named Sphenomorphus deignani by Kansas University's Edward H. Taylor, based on a specimen collected by Deignan from Gannoruwa Mountain on November 12, 1944.[2] Habitat & DistributionDeignan's Lanka skink is confined to the midhills, submontane, and montane forests between {{convert|600|to|1700|m|abbr=on}} of elevation. DescriptionL. deignani is a rather large and robust Lanka skink. Midbody scales rows 24-28. Lamellae under fourth toe counts 16-20. Dorsum olive brown. Thick dark lateral stripe, edged above by a brownish yellow stripe, and below by 3-4 gray stripes extending from edge of orbit to tail-tip. Venter cream white or pale pink. Black spots on the upper jaw. Ecology & DietFound in moist leaf litter, under stones and logs in forests. Diet comprises insects. ReproductionTypically 2 eggs laid per one time. References1. ^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Lankascincus deignani, p. 68). 2. ^Moonesinghe, Vinod. "The birth of the CIA". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 16 August 2012. Further reading
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