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Two-toed Snake Skink | |
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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 [2] | |
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Nessia didactyla, also known commonly as the two-toed nessia [2] and the two-toed snakeskink, [3] [4] is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Scincinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. [2]
A low hill to submountain skink species, N. didactyla is known from localities that lie at 500–1,000 m (1,600–3,300 ft) of elevation, including Polgahawela, [1] Billegama, and Dewatura.[ citation needed ] Its preferred natural habitat is forest, but it has also been found in coconut plantations and home gardens. [1]
N. didactyla has 24–28 scale rows at midbody. The snout is broad and blunt. The fronto-nasal is larger than the rostral, but slightly smaller than the frontal. The lower eyelid is scaly. Each limb has two digits, hence the scientific and common names. The pre-anals are slightly enlarged. The dorsum is brown, each scale with a darker border. Ventrally, it is light brown.[ citation needed ]
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