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Nessia
Sign in to saveNessia is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka. Species in the genus Nessia are commonly known as snake skinks.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae
Nessia – rodzaj jaszczurki z podrodziny Scincinae w rodzinie scynkowatych (Scincidae).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 20
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Scincidae
- Collections
- CAS, FMNH, MCZ, ANSP, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Sri Lanka, Ceylon
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Nessia is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka. Species in the genus Nessia are commonly known as snake skinks.
==Species== The following nine species are recognized as being valid: Nessia bipes – two-legged nessia Nessia burtonii – Burton's nessia Nessia deraniyagalai – Deraniyagala's nessia Nessia didactyla – two-toed nessia Nessia gansi Nessia hickanala – Hickanala nessia Nessia layardi – Layard's nessia Nessia monodactyla – one-toed nessia Nessia sarasinorum – Müller's nessia
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