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:: Welcome To Chilika - Rediscover (714 words) |
 | limbless skink (Barkudia insularis) which is endemic to Badakuda island of Chilika was re-sighted on 17th September, 2003 after a gap of 86 years. |
| On 17.9.2003, four numbers of Barkudia skink were sighted when the soil working of Cassipourea ceylanica a mangrove associate of family Rhizophoraceae was in progress. |
| CDA urged to the Government to ensure strict protection of the bio resources of this island which is unique including the Barkudia insularis and Cassipourea ceylanica. |
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Barkudia insularis (284 words) |
| Barkudia insularis is a chordate, or more specifically a reptile, in the Scincidae family. |
| Barkudia insularis is commonly known (its common name) as the Legless Skink in English. |
| Barkudia insularis is classified as data deficient, meaning more data is needed on the species for categorization, by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. |
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