Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Order Squamata Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Class Sauropsida Family Scincidae | |
Two-toed Snake Skink, Nessia didactyla, also known as Two-toed nessia, is a species of skink endemic to island of Sri Lanka.
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Habitat & Distribution
A low hill to submonatne skink species, known from localitied 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. Venrtally light brown.
References
Nessia didactyla Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA