Ristella rurkii

Ristella rurkii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ristella
Species:
R. rurkii
Binomial name
Ristella rurkii
Gray, 1839
Synonyms
  • Ristella rurkii
    Gray, 1839
  • Ateuchosaurus travancoricus
    Beddome, 1870 (part)
  • Ristella malabarica
    Stoliczka, 1871
  • Ristella rurki [sic]
    — M.A. Smith, 1935
  • Ristella rurkii
    — Das, 1996[2]

Ristella rurkii, commonly known as Rurk's ristella, is a species of skink endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India. It is a small, insectivorous, diurnal skink found in shola grasslands and rainforests of hills ranges in parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala states of India.

  1. ^ Ganesh, S.R. (2021). "Ristella rurkii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021. IUCN: e.T174133A158415414. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Ristella rurkii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.