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Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: India (Nilgiri Hills, Travancore Hills)
Type locality: œTravancore Hills, S Western Ghats, south of Palghat, Kerala, SW India (10° 46 N, 76° 39 E) [locality of neotype].
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Scincella beddomei

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Kaestlea beddomii, also known commonly 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][2]

Etymology

K. beddomii is named after Richard Henry Beddome, a British army officer and botanist.[2][3]

Habitat

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

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of K. beddomii is unknown.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d Kaestlea beddomii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 June 2020.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Scincella beddomii, p. 21).
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Scincella beddomei: Brief Summary

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

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