Biology:Nessia didactyla
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Two-toed Snake Skink | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Nessia |
| Species: | N. didactyla
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| Binomial name | |
| Nessia didactyla (Deraniyagala, 1934)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nessia didactyla, also known as the two-toed nessia[1] and two-toed snakeskink,[2][3] is a species of skink endemic to island of Sri Lanka.[1]
Habitat & Distribution
A low hill to submountain skink species, known from localities that lie at 500–1000m of elevation, including Polgahawela, Billegama, and Dewatura.
Description
Midbody scales rows 24–28. Snout broad and blunt. Fronto-nasal larger than rostral, but slightly smaller than frontal. Lower eyelid scaly. Each limb with two digits, hence the name. Pre-anals slightly enlarged. Dorsum brown, each scale with a darker border. Ventrally light brown.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nessia didactyla at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 May 2021.
- ↑ "Tetrapod Reptiles of Sri Lanka". Biodiversity of Sri Lanka. https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com/p/diversity-of-tetrapod-reptile.html.
- ↑ Ruchira Somaweera (2004–2014). "Family Scincidae (Skinks)". SriLankanReptiles.com. http://www.srilankanreptiles.com/TetrapodReptiles/Scincidae.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q5128971 entry
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