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Muller's Nessia

Nessia sarasinorum

Classification

Family
Scincidae

Nessia sarasinorum, commonly known as Sarasins's snake skink, Müller's nessia, and Muller's [sic] nessia, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Scincinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. Etymology The specific name, sarasinorum, is in honor of Swiss zoologists Karl Friedrich Sarasin and Paul Benedict Sarasin, who were cousins.

Distribution

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