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Burton's Nessia

Nessia burtonii

Classification

Family
Scincidae

Nessia burtonii, commonly known as Burton's nessia, Gray's snake skink, or the three-toed snakeskink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. Etymology The specific name, burtonii, is in honor of British army surgeon Edward Burton (1790–1867).

Distribution

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