Lankascincus

Lankascincus is a genus of lizards, commonly known as lanka skinks and tree skinks, in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka.

==Species== The genus Lankascincus comprises nine species. Lankascincus deignani – Deignan's tree skink Lankascincus dorsicatenatus Lankascincus fallax – Peters's tree skink Lankascincus gansi – Gans's tree skink, Gans's lankaskink Lankascincus merrill – Merrill's lanka skink Lankascincus sameerai – Sameera's lanka skink Lankascincus sripadensis – Sripada forest skink Lankascincus taprobanensis – Ceylon tree skink Lankascincus taylori – Taylor's tree skink