Nessia layardi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Nessia
Species: Nessia layardi

Name

Nessia layardi (Kelaart, 1853)

• Syntypes: Unknown.
• Type locality: “Soil of the Cinnamon Gardens of Colombo”.

Combinations

• Acontias layardi Kelaart, 1853: 104 [original combination]
• Anguinicephalus layardi — Deraniyagala, 1934 [subsequent combination]
• Nessia layardi — Smith, 1935: 359 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Kelaart, E.F. 1853. Description of new or little-known species of reptiles found in Ceylon. Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 2(6): 102–116. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Nessia layardi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 November 2022.
• de Silva, A. & Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. 2021. IUCN: Nessia layardi  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T197202A123312022. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197202A123312022.en. Accessed on 20 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Layard's Nessia