Lankascincus taylori, commonly known as Taylor's tree skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.

[2] A montane representative of Lanka skinks, L. taylori is found in moist leaf litter, under stones and logs in forests,[1] at elevations from 470–1,350 m (1,540–4,430 ft) above sea level,[citation needed] at Sinharaja, Knuckles Mountain Range, Gampola, Hantana, and Udawatta Kele.

[citation needed] The head, body, and tail of L. taylori are long and slender.

Each dorsal scale has a dark gray horseshoe mark, which is open-ended posteriorly.

[citation needed] Sexually mature females of L. taylori usually lay 2 eggs at a time.