Subspecies in India
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Kaestlea laterimaculata - Side-spotted Ground Skink
Type Locality:
Common, known to be found in Nilgiri Hills (Tamil Nadu) and Travancore (Kerala) (Roy et al., 2013).
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).The skink species occupies in leaf litter and under rocks in the high elevation shola forests (Roy et al., 2013). The distribution of the species is very scattered, hence presumably its habitat is facing various threats, such as expanding human settlements, land conversion into tea plantation and collection of forest resources (Roy et al., 2013).
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| Total | 1 |
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Kaestlea laterimaculata (Boulenger, 1887) – Side-spotted Ground Skink. In Kamdar, A. and K. Kunte. (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. v.1.26. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianreptiles.org/kaestlea-laterimaculata, accessed 2024/12/06.