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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Scincidae
Bibliography of the genus Barkudia
Biodiversity of the family Scincidae








Genus
Barkudia

Indian Limbless Skinks

Indische Wurmskinke

Indiske Ormeskinker

1917 Barkudia Annandale (type species: Barkudia insularis Annandale 1917)
Contents: 2 species, both of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Odisha).

Barkudia insularis

Odisha Limbless Skink, Limbless Burrowing Skink, Madras Spotted Skink, (Annandale's Limbless Skink)

Odisha-Wurmskink

Odisha-ormeskink

1917 Barkudia insularis Annandale

Remarks: Records from Andhra Pradesh (e.g., Murthy 1985, 1990; Pillai & Murthy 1982; Sanyal 1993; Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993; Subba Rao 1996) refer to melanosticta (Das 1999).
Distribution: India (Odisha).


Barkudia melanosticta

Black-spotted Limbless Skink, (Russell's Legless Skink)

Schwarzflecken-Wurmskink

Sortplettet Ormeskink

1801 Anguis melanosticta Schneider
Barkudia melanosticta Das 1999

Remarks: This species has had a history of obscurity, being overlooked by several important works on the herpetology of India (e.g., Boulenger 1890; Smith 1935). Validity as a member of the genus Barkudia confirmed by Das (1999).
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh).