Barkudia
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]
| Barkudia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Scincinae |
| Genus: | Barkudia Annandale, 1917 |
| Species | |
There are two species:[2]
- Barkudia insularis Annandale, 1917 — Chilka limbless skink, distributed in the Circar Coast (type species)
- Barkudia melanosticta (Schneider, 1801) — Vizag limbless 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.
- Barkudia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 March 2018.
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