| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | REPTILIA | SQUAMATA | SCINCIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Leiolopisma mauritiana |
| Species Authority: | (Günther, 1877) |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Extinct ver 2.3 | |||
| Year Assessed: | 1996 | |||
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s | World Conservation Monitoring Centre | |||
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Justification: Known only from Mauritius, this species is thought to have become extinct around 1600. The introduction of predatory species to Mauritius is thought to have led to the extirpation of Leiolopisma mauritiana. |
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| Countries: |
Regionally extinct:
Mauritius
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| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Citation: | World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Leiolopisma mauritiana. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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