Macroscincus coctei

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA SQUAMATA SCINCIDAE

Scientific Name: Macroscincus coctei
Species Authority: (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Common Name/s:
English – Cape Verde Giant Skink, Cocteau's Skink

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct     ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Justification:
Cocteau’s Skink has not been recorded since the early 20th century. The main causes cited for the extinction of this species are hunting pressures and prolonged drought conditions in the island habitats.
History:
1994 – Extinct? (IUCN)
1990 – Extinct? (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Extinct?
1986 – Indeterminate (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Cocteau’s Skink was found on the desert islands of Brancho and Razo in the Atlantic Ocean.
Countries:
Regionally extinct:
Cape Verde

Population [top]

Population: The species has not been recorded since the early 20th century.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): This species was hunted by the human inhabitants of neighbouring islands who reportedly used this reptile as food. The fat was used in medicine. Severe and prolonged droughts have also been listed as a possible contributing factor in the extinction of this species.
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Macroscincus coctei. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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