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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 Ristella
Biodiversity of the family Scincidae








Genus
Ristella

Cat Skinks

Katzenskinke

Katteskinker

1839 Ristella Gray (type species: Ristella rurkii Gray 1839)
Contents: 4 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu).

Ristella beddomii

Yellow-spotted Cat Skink, Yellow-spotted Four-fingered Skink, (Beddome's Cat Skink)

Gelbfleckiger Katzenskink

Gulplettet Katteskink

1887 Ristella beddomii Boulenger

Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu).


Ristella guentheri

Sirimallai Cat Skink, (Boulenger's Cat Skink, Boulenger's Four-fingered Skink)

Sirimallai-Katzenskink

Sirimallai-katteskink

1887 Ristella guentheri Boulenger

Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu).


Ristella rurkii

Reddish-brown Cat Skink, Reddish-brown Forest Skink

Kastanienbrauner Katzenskink

Rødbrun Katteskink

1839 Ristella rurkii Gray
1871 Ristella malabarica Stoliczka (Smith 1935)

Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu).


Ristella travancorica

Travancore Cat Skink, Reddish-brown Four-fingered Skink

Tranvancore-Katzenskink

Tranvancore-katteskink

1870 Ateuchosaurus travancoricus Beddome
Ristella travancorica Beddome 1871

Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu).