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Nessia gansi
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Nessia
Species:	N. gansi
Binomial name
	Nessia gansi; Batuwita & Edirisinghe, 2017

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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 distribution

N. 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]}

Description

N. 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]}

Ecology

N. gansi prefers damp forests or home gardens. In home gardens, it is found in loose soil, in leaf debris, close to rubbish heaps.^[1]

Reproduction

N. gansi is oviparous.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, gansi, is in honour of American herpetologist Carl Gans.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Ukuwela K, Karunarathna S (2021). "Nessia gansi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T149407276A149407456.en. Accessed on 26 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Species Nessia gansi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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+{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
-{{speciesbox
+{{Refimprove|date=July 2022}}
-| name = Gans' Three-toed Snake Skink
+{{Speciesbox
-| status =
+| name = ''Nessia gansi''
-| status_system =
+| status = NT
+| status_system = IUCN3.1
+| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>[[species:Kanishka D.B. Ukuwela|Ukuwela K]], [[species:Samantha Chandranath Karunarathna|Karunarathna S]] (2021). "''Nessia gansi'' ". The [[IUCN]] Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T149407276A149407456.en. Accessed on 26 July 2022.</ref>
 | genus = Nessia
 | species = gansi
-| authority = Batuwita & Edirisinghe, 2017
+| authority = [[species:Sudesh Batuwita|Batuwita]] & [[species:Udeni Edirisinghe|Edirisinghe]], 2017
 }}
-'''Gans' Three-toed Snake Skink''', ''Nessia gansi'', is a species of [[skink]] endemic to island of [[Sri Lanka]].
+'''''Nessia gansi''''', also known [[Common name|commonly]] as '''Gans's three-toed snake skink''', is a [[species]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Scincidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the island of [[Sri Lanka]].
-==Habitat & Distribution==
-Restricted to Low-land wet zone up to 100m and known localities include Kanneliya, [[Kottawa]], Rumaswala, [[Ambalangoda]] and [[Imaduwa]].
+==Habitat and distribution==
+''N. gansi'' is restricted to low-land wet zones up to {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}}.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} Known localities include [[Ambalangoda]], [[Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya|Kanneliya Forest Reserve]], [[Kottawa]], Mount Rumaswala,<ref name=RDB/> [[Imaduwa]] and [[Kottawa]].{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
 ==Description==
+''N. 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]].<ref name=RDB/> The snout is acutely pointed.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} There are four limbs, and each limb has three digits.<ref name=RDB>{{EMBL species|genus=Nessia|species=gansi}} www.reptile-database.org.</ref> The [[Dorsum (anatomy)|dorsum]] is dark brown, with each dorsal scale having a distinct posterior dark spot, and the venter is dusky brown.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
-Midbody scales rows 22-26. Ventral scales 103-114. Infralabials 93-105. Snout acutely pointed. Parietals completely separated by interparietal. Each limb having three digits.
-Dorsum dark brown and each dorsal scale with a distinct posterior dark spot. Dusky brown venter
 ==Ecology==
-Found in loose soil, in leaf debris, close to rubbish heaps in home gardens. It prefers damp forests or home gardens
+''N. gansi'' prefers damp [[forest]]s or home gardens. In home gardens, it is found in loose soil, in leaf debris, close to rubbish heaps.<ref name=iucn/>
+==Reproduction==
+''N. gansi'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/>
 ==Etymology==
-Named in honour of the American herpetologist Carl Gans (September 7, 1923 - November 30, 2009)
+The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''gansi'', is in honour of American herpetologist [[Carl Gans]].<ref name=RDB/>
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-* http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Nessia&species=gansi
 ==Further reading==
-*'' Batuwita, Sudesh; Udeni Edirisinghe 2017. Nessia gansi: a Second Three-toed Snake-Skink (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from Sri Lanka with the Designation of a Neotype for Nessia burtonii Gray Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle «Grigore Antipa» 60 (1): 377–388
+*[[species:Sudesh Batuwita|Batuwita S]], [[species:Udeni Edirisinghe|Edirisinghe U]] (2017). "''Nessia gansi'': a Second Three-toed Snake-Skink (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from Sri Lanka with the Designation of a Neotype for ''Nessia burtonii'' Gray. ''Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle «Grigore Antipa»'' '''60''' (1): 377–388. (''Nessia gansi'', new species).
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q47004255}}
 [[Category:Reptiles of Sri Lanka]]