Barkudia
Barkudia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Subfamily: | Scincinae |
Genus: | Barkudia Annandale, 1917 |
Barkudia is a little-known genus of skinks endemic to India. These lizards are thought to be semi-fossorial, and living in coastal areas of the east coast of India. Almost nothing is known about the natural history of this genus, except for classical taxonomic texts.[1][2]
There are two species:[2]
- Barkudia insularis Annandale, 1917 — Madras spotted skink, distributed in the (type species)
- Barkudia melanosticta (Schneider, 1801) — Visakhapatnam limbless skink, Russell's legless skink, distributed in parts of Coromandel Coast
References[]
- ^ Das, I. (1999). "Anguis melanostictus SCHNEIDER, 1801, a valid species of Barkudia (Sauria: Scincidae) from southeastern India". Asiatic Herpetological Research. 8: 13–17.
- ^ a b Barkudia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 March 2018.
Categories:
- Barkudia
- Lizard genera
- Endemic fauna of India
- Taxa named by Nelson Annandale
- Skink stubs