Nessia burtonii Gray 1839

Nessia burtonii, commonly known as Burton's nessia,^[1][2] Gray's snake skink,^[3] or the three-toed snakeskink,^[4] is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.^[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, burtonii, is in honor of British army surgeon Edward Burton (1790–1867).^[2][3]

Habitat and geographic range

N. burtonii occurs in the wet zone of Sri Lanka. It is sub-fossorial and occurs under leaf litter, boulders, and decaying logs in a variety of habitats: forests, plantations, and home gardens.^[1]

Description

N. burtoni has 24–26 scale rows at midbody. The body is slender and of equal girth from head to tail. The snout is acute. Each limb has three tiny clawed toes, hence one of the common names. The dorsum is brown or light reddish brown, each scale with a darker edge. The venter is creamy or may be gray.

Ecology and diet

N. burtonii hides during the day, under rubble, decaying logs, and in leaf litter within submontane forests, up to 1,200 m (3,900 ft). When exposed, it immediately wriggles into loose soil or under rubble. When caught, it regurgitates its food, presumably as a predator-deflection response. It forages at night on insects and possibly earthworms.

Reproduction

N. burtoni is oviparous.^[2] Two eggs are laid in loose soil..

References

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

Erreferentziak

• TIGR Reptile Database in Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist

Ikus, gainera

• Nessia
• Scincidae

Nessia burtonii 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 d'Edward Burton (1790–1867)^[2].

Publication originale

• Gray, 1839 "1838" : Catalogue of the slender-tongued saurians, with descriptions of many new genera and species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, sér. 1, vol. 2, p. 331-337 (texte intégral).

Notes et références

Nessia burtonii là một loài thằn lằn trong họ Scincidae. Loài này được Gray mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1839.^[2]

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