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Brachymeles elerae

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA SQUAMATA SCINCIDAE

Scientific Name: Brachymeles elerae
Species Authority: Taylor, 1917
Common Name/s:
English Slender Four-fingered Burrowing Skink

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2009
Assessor/s: Brown, R. & Diesmos, A.
Reviewer/s: Cox, N. & Hoffmann, M. (Global Reptile Assessment Coordinating Team)
Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, ecological requirements, threats and conservation status.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known only from the Philippines, where the indistinct collection details of the type series, only 'Philippines' is recorded, means that the range remains very poorly known (Brown and Alcala 1980).
Countries:
Native:
Philippines
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Population [top]

Population: This species is known only from the holotype and paratype.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: There currently appears to be no information available on the natural history of this species.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The threats to this species remain unknown.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, reproduction and ecology of this species.
Citation: Brown, R. & Diesmos, A. 2009. Brachymeles elerae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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