Mocoa travancorica Beddome,1870 Lygosoma travancoricum (Beddome,1870) Scincella travancorica (Beddome,1870) Kaestlea travancorica, also known as the Travancore ground skink or Barbour's ground skink, is a species of skink endemic to southern Western Ghats.

A medium-sized (3.8 cm), blue-tailed forest skink.

[4] It is diurnal and known to feed on insects on the forest floor.

Mainly known from Travancore regions of Tamil Nadu and Kerala states.

Studies conducted in Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve show that this species occurs mainly in high-altitude rain forest habitat[5] at elevations between 1,000–1,700 m (3,300–5,600 ft) above sea level.