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| Nessia gansi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Nessia |
| Species: | N. gansi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nessia gansi Batuwita & Edirisinghe, 2017 | |
Nessia gansi, also known commonly as Gans's three-toed snake skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.
N. gansi is restricted to low-land wet zones up to 100 m (330 ft).[ citation needed ] Known localities include Ambalangoda, Kanneliya Forest Reserve, Kottawa, Mount Rumaswala, [2] Imaduwa and Kottawa.[ citation needed ]
N. gansi has the following characters. The midbody scales are in 22-26 rows. The ventral scales number 103-114. There are 93-105 paravertebral dorsal scales. [2] The snout is acutely pointed.[ citation needed ] There are four limbs, and each limb has three digits. [2] The dorsum is dark brown, with each dorsal scale having a distinct posterior dark spot, and the venter is dusky brown.[ citation needed ]
N. gansi prefers damp forests or home gardens. In home gardens, it is found in loose soil, in leaf debris, close to rubbish heaps. [1]
The specific name, gansi, is in honour of American herpetologist Carl Gans. [2]
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