Two-lined ground skink

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Two-lined ground skink
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Kaestlea
Species:
K. bilineata
Binomial name
Kaestlea bilineata
(Gray, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Mocoa bilineata
  • Eumeces bilineatus
  • Lygosoma bilineatum
  • Leiolopisma bilineatum
  • Scincella bilineata
  • Scincella bilineatum

The two-lined ground skink (Kaestlea bilineata) is a species of skink. It is found in the Nilgiri Hills and Travancore Hills of India.

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References

  1. Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Kaestlea bilineata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T172610A1351782. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172610A1351782.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.