Macroscincus coctei

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

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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

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Cape Verde Giant Skink, Cocteau's Skink

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Extinct ver 2.3

Year Published:

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? (Groombridge 1994)
1990	–	Extinct? (IUCN 1990)
1988	–	Extinct? (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
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
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Population [top]

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

Population:

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

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:	Terrestrial

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.

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 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012.
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