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 dietedit
N. sarasinorum inhabits moist loose soil or vegetation, such as tree roots.
Referencesedit
^Species Nessia sarasinorum at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN978-1-4214-0135-5. (Nessia sarasinorum, p. 233).
Further readingedit
Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Acontias sarasinorum, p. 228).
Müller F (1889). "Sechster Nachtrag zum Katalog der herpetologischen Sammlung des Basler Museums ". Verhandlung der Naturforschender Gesellschaft in Basel8: 685-705. (Acontias sarasinorum, new species, pp. 702–704). (in German).
Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Nessia sarasinorum, p. 360).
nessia, sarasinorum, commonly, known, sarasins, snake, skink, müller, nessia, species, lizard, family, scincidae, species, endemic, island, lanka, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, reptiliaorder, squamatafamily,. Nessia sarasinorum commonly known as Sarasins s snake skink or Muller s nessia is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka Nessia sarasinorumScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataFamily ScincidaeGenus NessiaSpecies N sarasinorumBinomial nameNessia sarasinorum F Muller 1889 Synonyms 1 Acontias sarasinorum F Muller 1889 Nessia sarasinorum Deraniyagala 1931 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Habitat and distribution 3 Description 4 Ecology and diet 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEtymology editThe specific name sarasinorum is in honor of Swiss zoologists Karl Friedrich Sarasin and Paul Benedict Sarasin who were cousins 2 Habitat and distribution editA 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 editThe 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 editN sarasinorum inhabits moist loose soil or vegetation such as tree roots References edit Species Nessia sarasinorum at The Reptile Database www reptile database org 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 Further reading editBoulenger GA 1890 The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Reptilia and Batrachia London Secretary of State for India in Council Taylor and Francis printers xviii 541 pp Acontias sarasinorum p 228 Muller F 1889 Sechster Nachtrag zum Katalog der herpetologischen Sammlung des Basler Museums Verhandlung der Naturforschender Gesellschaft in Basel 8 685 705 Acontias sarasinorum new species pp 702 704 in German Smith MA 1935 The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Reptilia and Amphibia Vol II Sauria London Secretary of State for India in Council Taylor and Francis printers xiii 440 pp Plate I 2 maps Nessia sarasinorum p 360 External links edithttps web archive org web 20140714145549 http www arkive org nessia nessia sarasinorum image G119905 html https www gbif org species 5225306 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nessia sarasinorum amp oldid 1010057808, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
