Nessia didactyla

Two-toed Snake Skink
Scientific 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
	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

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

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[RDB-1] Nessia didactyla at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 May 2021.

[Biodiversity_of_Sri_Lanka-2] "Tetrapod Reptiles of Sri Lanka". Biodiversity of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[SriLankanReptiles.com-3] Ruchira Somaweera (2004–2014). "Family Scincidae (Skinks)". SriLankanReptiles.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015.

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