Kaestlea beddomii

Kaestlea beddomii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Kaestlea
Species:	K. beddomii
Binomial name
	Kaestlea beddomii; (Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma beddomei Boulenger, 1887 ; Kaestlea beddomei (Boulenger, 1887) ; Leiolopisma beddomei (Boulenger, 1887) ; Mocoa travancorica (Boulenger, 1887) ; Scincella beddomei (Boulenger, 1887) ;

Kaestlea beddomii, also known as Beddome's ground skink, is a species of skink endemic to the Western Ghats, India.[1][2] It is named after Richard Henry Beddome, a British army officer and botanist.[2]

References

Srinivasulu, C. & Srinivasulu, B. 2013. Kaestlea beddomii (formerly as: Kaestlea beddomei). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172686A1366953. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172686A1366953.en. Downloaded on 12 June 2020.
Kaestlea beddomii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 June 2020.

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