Sphenomorphus leucospilos
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CHORDATA |
REPTILIA |
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SCINCIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Sphenomorphus leucospilos |
| Species Authority: |
(Peters, 1872) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
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White-spotted Sphenomorphus |
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| Synonym/s: |
Lygosoma leucospilos Peters, 1872
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2009 |
| Assessor/s: |
Brown, R., Diesmos, A., Diesmos, M., Duya, A. & Rico, E. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Cox, N. & Hoffmann, M. (Global Reptile Assessment Coordinating Team) |
Justification:
Listed as least concern as the species has a wide elevational range and is fairly common within its very specific riparian habitat in primary forest, degraded primary forest fragments and secondary forest. The species is also found in a number of protected areas, and is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
The species is endemic to the Philippines, where it has been recorded from the central and southern Sierra Madre Mountain Range (including Mount Banahao) of Luzon Island. Reports of this species from Mount Twin Peaks Botanical Garden in Baggao, Cagayan Province need verification (R. Brown pers. comm. 2007). It ranges between 300 and 1,200 m asl.
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Population
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| Population: |
The species is fairly common in preferred habitats.
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| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
The species is associated with riparian vegetation alongside cool mountain streams in primary forest, degraded primary forest fragments, and secondary forest.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
The species is threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation. Diversion of water from mountain streams for agricultural purposes is a potential threat to the species.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
The species is found within protected areas of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range (Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, Quirino Protected Landscape, Casecnan Protected Landscape) and the Mount Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape.
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