Kaestlea beddomii

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.

[1] K. beddomii is named after Richard Henry Beddome, a British army officer and botanist.

[3] The preferred natural habitat of Kaestlea beddomii is forest at elevations of 700–2,000 m (2,300–6,600 ft).

[1] This Sphenomorphinae article is a stub.