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Continent: Asia
Distribution: Sri Lanka
Type locality: Inamalua, Ceylon
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Nessia sarasinorum

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Nessia sarasinorum, commonly known as Sarasins's snake skink or Müller's nessia, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.

Etymology

The specific name, sarasinorum, is in honor of Swiss zoologists Karl Friedrich Sarasin and Paul Benedict Sarasin, who were cousins.[2]

Habitat and distribution

A dry zone skink, N. sarasinorum is known in Sri Lanka from Maha Oya, Lahugala Kitulana National Park, Polgahawela, Polonnaruwa, Galigamuwa, Buttala, Inamaluwa, Dambulla, Kandalama, and Batticaloa.

Description

The body of N. sarasinorum is slender and of equal girth, from head to tail. The snout is acute and short. The fronto-nasal is shorter and broader than the frontal. The lower eyelid is scaly. The midbody scale rows number 22. The pre-anals are distinctly enlarged. The anterior limbs missing, and each posterior limb is reduced to a bud. The dorsum is light brown or bluish gray. There are individual scales with darker patches. Ventrally, it is lighter.

Ecology and diet

N. sarasinorum inhabits moist loose soil or vegetation, such as tree roots.

References

  1. ^ Species Nessia sarasinorum at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Nessia sarasinorum, p. 233).
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Nessia sarasinorum: Brief Summary

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Nessia sarasinorum, commonly known as Sarasins's snake skink or Müller's nessia, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.

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Nessia sarasinorum ( Basque )

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Nessia sarasinorum: Brief Summary ( Basque )

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Nessia sarasinorum Nessia generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Scincidae familian sailkatuta dago.

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Nessia sarasinorum ( French )

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Nessia sarasinorum est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Scincidae[1].

Répartition

Cette espèce est endémique du Sri Lanka[1].

Étymologie

Cette espèce est nommée en l'honneur de Paul Benedict Sarasin et de son cousin Karl Friedrich Sarasin[2].

Publication originale

  • Müller, 1889 : Sechster Nachtrag zum Katalog der herpetologischen Sammlung des Basler Museums. Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel, vol. 8, p. 685-705 (texte intégral).

Notes et références

  1. a et b Reptarium Reptile Database, consulté lors d'une mise à jour du lien externe
  2. Beolens, Watkins & Grayson, 2009 : The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, p. 1-296
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Nessia sarasinorum est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Scincidae.

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Nessia sarasinorum ( Vietnamese )

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Nessia sarasinorum là một loài thằn lằn trong họ Scincidae. Loài này được Müller mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1889.[1]

Chú thích

  1. ^ Nessia sarasinorum. The Reptile Database. Truy cập ngày 31 tháng 5 năm 2013.

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Nessia sarasinorum là một loài thằn lằn trong họ Scincidae. Loài này được Müller mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1889.

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