Two-toed Snake Skink
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Nessia
Species:
N. didactyla
Binomial name
Nessia didactyla
(Deraniyagala, 1934)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acontias (Nessia) didactylus Deraniyagala, 1934
  • Nessia didactyla — Smith, 1935; Taylor, 1950
  • Nessia didactylus — Das, 1996; Somaweera and Somaweera, 2009

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. 1 2 3 Nessia didactyla at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tetrapod Reptiles of Sri Lanka". Biodiversity of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Ruchira Somaweera (2004–2014). "Family Scincidae (Skinks)". SriLankanReptiles.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015.


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