Lygosoma singha

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

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{{Speciesbox

| name = Sri Lanka Supple Skink

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=de Silva, A. |author2=Somaweera, R. |date=2010 |title=Lygosoma singha |volume=2010 |page=e.T178303A7518500 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178303A7518500.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| taxon = Lygosoma singha

| authority = (Taylor, 1950)

| range_map = Lygosoma singha distribution.png

}}

Lygosoma singha is a species of skink that is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.{{NRDB species|genus=Lygosoma|species=singha|accessdate=25 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.srilankanreptiles.com/TetrapodReptiles/Scincidae.html |title=Family Scincidae (Skinks) |author=Ruchira Somaweera |year=2014 |work=SriLankanReptiles.com |accessdate=25 January 2015 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220085810/http://www.srilankanreptiles.com/TetrapodReptiles/Scincidae.html |archivedate=20 February 2015 }}

Habitat and distribution

It is presumably a semi-fossorial skink endemic to Sri Lanka's north-east coast.

Ecology and diet

Lygosoma singha inhabits areas under 50 metres of elevation, and its diet may include insects.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

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