Nessia burtonii GRAY, 1839
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Burton's Nessia |
Synonym | Nessia burtonii GRAY 1839: 336 Nessia Burtonii — DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1839: 781 Acontias burtonii — BOULENGER 1887 Acontias (Nessia) burtonii — DERANIYAGALA 1931 Nessia burtonii — SMITH 1935: 357 Nessia burtonii — DAS 1996: 47 Nessia burtonii — SOMAWEERA & SOMAWEERA 2009 |
Distribution | Sri Lanka Type locality: Haycock Mountain, near Hiniduma, Sri Lanka, 06°20’N, 80°18’E, ~660 m (elevation) (neotype locality); original type locality unknown (fide SMITH 1935, Taylor 1950) |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Neotype: NMSL (= WHT) 1573, designated by BATUWITA & EDIRISINGHE 2017. Original Holotype: FPM, no locality (lost). |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Type: not in BMNH fide P. Campbell (pers. comm., 25 July 2014) Type species: Nessia burtonii GRAY 1839: 336 is the type species of the genus Nessia GRAY 1839. |
Etymology | Named in honour of Major Edward Burton of the Museum of Chatham (1790-1867) (Beolens et al., 2011). Etymology of Nessia burtonii as mentioned by Batuwita & Edirisinghe (2015) is incorrect. |
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