Lankascincus gansi
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Gans’s Tree Skink
![Gans’s Tree Skink (Lankascincus gansi)](../images/herps/standard/19081524PD.jpeg)
My guide Udaya Chanaka identified this skink as Lankascincus gansi, though another Sri Lankan naturalist thought it was L. taylori. I'm also not sure what rules out L. fallax. There are a lot of Lankascincus species that look quite similar.
![Gans’s Tree Skink (Lankascincus gansi)](../images/herps/standard/19081605PD.jpeg)
I have the same identification uncertainty with this one.
Online references:
- Lankascincus gansi account on The Reptile Database
- Lankascincus gansi 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