Rare lizard species - Kerala
October 2 , 2025
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- For the first time, recorded the presence of Beddome’s cat skink (Ristella beddomii) at the Aralam and Kottiyoor Wildlife sanctuaries.
- The survey also reconfirmed the presence of the Kottiyoor Day Gecko (Cnemaspis Kottiyoorensis) after decades of being unreported.
- It is a critically endangered species earlier discovered in 2014.
- Six previously unrecorded agamid lizards, four skinks and five geckos were documented recently.
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