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.
Etymology
K. beddomii is named after Richard Henry Beddome, a British army officer and botanist.
Distribution and habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Kaestlea beddomii is forest at elevations of .
References
Further reading
- Boulenger, G.A. (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates IâÂÂXL. (Lygosoma beddomii, new species, p. 261 + Plate XVIII, figures 3 & 3a).
- Boulenger, G.A. (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Lygosona beddomii, pp. 203âÂÂ204).
- Smith, M.A. (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.âÂÂSauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. ("Lygosoma beddomei [sic]", p. 305).