Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Nessia
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Singalese Skinks, Sri Lankan Snake Skinks
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Srilankanische Schlangenskinke
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Srilankanske Slangeskinker
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1839 |  |
Evesia Gray (type species: Evesia monodactylus Gray 1839; syn. Smith 1935) |
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1839 | |
Nessia Gray (type species: Nessia burtoni Gray 1839) |
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1843 | |
Pseudodactylus Fitzinger (type species: Evesia bellii Dumeril & Bibron 1839; syn. Smith 1935) |
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1860 | |
Tetrapedos Jan (type species: Tetrapedos smithii Jan 1860; syn. Smith 1935) |
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1934 | |
Anguinicephalus Deraniyagala (type species: Acontias layardi Kelaart 1853; syn. Smith 1935) |
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1953 | |
Bipedos Deraniyagala (type species: not designated; syn. Das 1996) |
Contents:
9 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Nessia bipes
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Two-legged Snake Skink, (Smith's Snake Skink)
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Zweifüssiger Schlangenskink
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Tobenet Slangeskink
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1935 | |
Nessia bipes Smith [substitute name for Nessia smithi Deraniyagala 1934] |
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1934 | |
Nessia smithi Deraniyagala [not Tetrapedos smithii Jan 1860] (Taylor 1950) |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Nessia burtonii
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Mount Haycock Snake Skink
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Mount-Haycock-Schlangenskink
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Mount Haycock-slangeskink
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1839 | |
Nessia burtonii Gray |
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Acontias burtoni Boulenger 1887 |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Nessia burtonii
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Nessia deraniyagalai
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Trincomalee Snake Skink, (Deraniyagala's Snake Skink)
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Trincomalee-Schlangenskink
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Trincomalee-slangeskink
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1950 | |
Nessia deraniyagala Taylor |
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Anguinicephalus deraniyagalae Deraniyagala 1953 |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Nessia didactyla
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Two-toed Snake Skink
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Zweizehiger Schlangenskink
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Totået Slangeskink
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Acontias didactylus Deraniyagala |
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Nessia didactyla Smith 1935 |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Nessia gansi
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Mount Rumaswala Snake Skink
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Mount-Rumaswala-Schlangenskink
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Mount Rumaswala-Slangeskink
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2017 | |
Nessia gansi Batuwita & Edirisinghe |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Nessia hickanala
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Shark-headed Snake Skink
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Hai-köpfiger Schlangenskink
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Hajhovedet Slangeskink
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1940 | |
Nessia hickanala Deraniyagala |
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Anguinicephalus hickanala Deraniyagala 1953 |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Nessia layardi
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Colombo Snake Skink, (Layard's Snake Skink)
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Colombo-Schlangenskink
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Colombo-slangeskink
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1853 | |
Acontias layardi Kelaart |
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Anguinicephalus layardi Deraniyagala 1934 |
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Nessia layardi Smith 1935 |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Nessia monodactyla
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Toeless Snake Skink
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Zehenloser Schlangenskink
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Tåløs Slangeskink
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1839 | |
Evesia monodactylus Gray |
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Nessia monodactyla Günther 1864 |
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Acontias monodactylus Boulenger 1887 |
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1839 | |
Evesia bellii Duméril & Bibron (Smith 1935) |
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1860 | |
Tetrapedos smithii Jan (Smith 1935) |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Nessia sarasinorum
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Inamalua Snake Skink, (Sarasin's Snake Skink)
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Inamalua-Schlangenskink
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Inamalua-slangeskink
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1889 | |
Acontias sarasinorum Müller |
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Nessia sarasinorum Smith 1935 |
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Bipedos sarasinorum Deraniyagala 1953 |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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