Nessia

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Nessia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Scincinae
Genus: Nessia
Gray, 1839

Nessia is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1] Species in the genus Nessia are commonly known as snake skinks.

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Species

The following nine species are recognized as being valid: [1]

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Nessia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Nessia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 February 2014.

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