Barkudia insularis [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Barkudia insularis
Barkudia insularis commonly known as Chilka limbless skink is a critically endangered limbless skink which was described in 1917 by Nelson Annandale and rediscovered in the wild in 2003. Little is known about the species but it is believed to be found only in the mangrove habitats near Barkud Island in Chilka Lake, Odisha, India. The lizard looks like a large earthworm and lives in the subsoil and probably feeds on small arthropods.
The holotype was found in loose earth near the roots of a banyan tree of "Badakuda island
Cannaphila insularis
Cannaphila insularis, the gray-waisted skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, and North America.
The IUCN conservation status of "Cannaphila insularis" is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.
Subspecies.
These two subspecies belong to the species "Cannaphila insularis".
- "Cannaphila insularis funerea"
- "Cannaphila insularis insularis"