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Nessia gansi
Nessia gansi, also known commonly as Gans's three-toed snake skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. Habitat and distributionN. gansi is restricted to low-land wet zones up to 100 m (330 ft).[citation needed] Known localities include Ambalangoda, Kanneliya Forest Reserve, Kottawa, Mount Rumaswala,[2] Imaduwa and Kottawa.[citation needed] DescriptionN. gansi has the following characters. The midbody scales are in 22-26 rows. The ventral scales number 103-114. There are 93-105 paravertebral dorsal scales.[2] The snout is acutely pointed.[citation needed] There are four limbs, and each limb has three digits.[2] The dorsum is dark brown, with each dorsal scale having a distinct posterior dark spot, and the venter is dusky brown.[citation needed] EcologyN. gansi prefers damp forests or home gardens. In home gardens, it is found in loose soil, in leaf debris, close to rubbish heaps.[1] ReproductionEtymologyThe specific name, gansi, is in honour of American herpetologist Carl Gans.[2] References
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