Kaestlea beddomii

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Kaestlea beddomii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Kaestlea
Species:
K. beddomii
Binomial name
Kaestlea beddomii
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms [2]
  • Lygosoma beddomii
    Boulenger, 1887
  • Leiolopisma beddomei
    M.A. Smith, 1935
  • Scincella beddomi
    Greer, 1974
  • Kaestlea beddomii
    Eremchenko & Das, 2004

Kaestlea beddomii, also known as Beddome's ground skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. [1]

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Etymology

K. beddomii is named after Richard Henry Beddome, a British army officer and botanist. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Kaestlea beddomii is forest at elevations of 700–2,000 m (2,300–6,600 ft). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Kaestlea beddomii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T172686A1366953. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172686A1366953.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Kaestlea beddomii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 June 2020.
  3. Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). "Scincella beddomii". The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 21. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5.

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