The Nikto were a humanoid sentient species native to the planet Kintan. There existed at least three Nikto subspecies: the Kajain’sa’Nikto (red Nikto), the Kadas’sa’Nikto (green Nikto), and the Esral’sa’Nikto (mountain Nikto). Many Kajain’sa’Nikto were employed by the Hutt Clan as enforcers during the Clone Wars, and centuries prior, while several green and red Nikto served the crime lord Jabba the Hutt shortly before the Battle of Endor. Some Nikto were members of the Jedi Order, such as the male Kajain’sa’Nikto Jedi Master Ima-Gun Di.

The Nikto species had at least three subspecies: the Kajain’sa’Nikto (red Nikto) and the Kadas’sa’Nikto (green Nikto), which were both well acclimated to desert climates, and the Esral’sa’Nikto (mountain Nikto). The red and green Nikto were distinguished by their scaly, coarse skin, horns and spikes. The mountain Nikto stood out from the red and green Nikto as they had no horns with facial fins instead. Green Nikto young were born from eggs and consequently their young were called hatchlings.