Lankascincus dorsicatenatus
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Catenated Lanka Skink
Also known as:
Catenated Litter Skink


While my guide Udaya Chanaka was off looking for frogs nearby, I spotted this tiny skink poking about on a mossy rock next to a small pool in a creek. Sri Lankan naturalist Amila Sumanapala identified it as L. dorsicatenatus on iNaturalist.
Online references:
- Lankascincus dorsicatenatus account on The Reptile Database
- Lankascincus dorsicatenatus account on iNaturalist
Printed references:
- Somaweera, R., Somaweera, N. 2009. Lizards of Sri Lanka: A Colour Guide with Field Keys
- de Silva, A., Ukuwela, K. 2017. A Naturalist's Guide to the Reptiles of Sri Lanka