Kaestlea travancorica
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Kaestlea |
| Species: | K. travancorica |
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Kaestlea travancorica (Beddome, 1870) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Mocoa travancorica Beddome,1870 |
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Mocoa travancorica Beddome,1870
Lygosoma palnicum Boettger,1892
Leiolopisma palnicum (Boettger,1892)
Lygosoma travancoricum palnica (Boettger,1892)
Lygosoma travancoricum (Beddome,1870)
Scincella travancorica (Beddome,1870)
The Travancore ground skink (Kaestlea travancorica) is a species of skink endemic to southern Western Ghats.
A medium-sized (3.8 cm), blue-tailed forest skink. Earlier placed in the genus Scincella, it is now included in the genus Kaestlea. It is diurnal and known to feed on insects on the forest floor.
Restricted to the Western Ghats, India. Mainly known from Travancore regions of Tamil Nadu and Kerala states. Studies conducted in Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve show that this species occurs mainly in high-altitude rain forest habitat at elevations between 1,000 and 1,700 msl.
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