Nessia didactyla

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]

Two-toed Snake Skink
Scientific classification
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

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. 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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