Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Agasthyagama beddomii (Otocryptis beddomii), recorded as Endangered
Agasthyagama beddomii (Otocryptis beddomii). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Agasthyagama beddomii

Otocryptis beddomii

Agasthyagama beddomii is a diurnal, terrestrial, insectivorous agamid lizard, endemic to the Western Ghats of South India.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Otocryptis beddomii
Taxonomy
Squamata · Agamidae · Otocryptis

Appearance

From snout to vent A. Beddomii is about 1.75 inches (4.4 cm) long with a tail of about 3 inches (7.6 cm). The head is covered in scales that have a sharp keel running along the centre, a feature also found in the Sri Lankan species (O. Nigristigma and O. Wiegmanni ). The scales on the head between the eyes are smaller and form about two or three longitudinal series.

The tail is round and slender and about two times the length of the head and body.

Range and habitat

A. Beddomii is endemic to Western Ghats, where it is known from Sivagiri Hills (type locality), Agasthyamalai, Cardamom Hills and Travancore hills in Tamil Nadu and Kerala states. The preferred A. Beddomii usually lives in moist leaf litter on the forest floor of both evergreen and deciduous forests, but it may also climb onto low tree trunks and shrubs. Agasthyagama beddomii is a diurnal, terrestrial, insectivorous agamid lizard, endemic to the Western Ghats of South India.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Agasthyagama beddomii is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Agasthyagama beddomii, Wikidata item Q25659533. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Agasthyagama beddomii?
Agasthyagama beddomii is a diurnal, terrestrial, insectivorous agamid lizard, endemic to the Western Ghats of South India.
What is the conservation status of Agasthyagama beddomii?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Otocryptis beddomii. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Agasthyagama beddomii live?
The preferred A. Beddomii usually lives in moist leaf litter on the forest floor of both evergreen and deciduous forests, but it may also climb onto low tree trunks and shrubs.
Why is Agasthyagama beddomii in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Otocryptis beddomii?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Agasthyagama beddomii a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.