Microlophus tarapacensis
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | REPTILIA | SQUAMATA | TROPIDURIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Microlophus tarapacensis | |||
| Species Authority: | (Donoso-Barros, 1966) | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Tropidurus tarapacensis Donoso-Barros, 1966
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Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 | |||||||||
| Year Assessed: | 2010 | |||||||||
| Assessor/s: | Ortiz, J.C. | |||||||||
| Reviewer/s: | Böhm, M., Collen, B. & Ram, M. (Sampled Red List Index Coordinating Team) | |||||||||
| Contributor/s: | Van Sluys, M., De Silva, R., Milligan, HT, Wearn, O.R., Wren, S., Zamin, T., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Lewis, S., Lintott, P. & Powney, G. | |||||||||
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Justification: Microlophus tarapacensis has been assessed as Data Deficient as the species' distribution is not well known, and therefore it is not possible to assess threats to the species across its range. Potential threats in the region include overgrazing and mining activities. More research should be carried out so that a more accurate assessment of its conservation status can be made. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | The distribution of this species is not well known; the location of the type locality is not known beyond the state of Tarapaca, Chile, and since then the species is thought to have only been recorded from an unknown location in the state of Antofagasta, Chile. |
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Native:
Chile (Antofagasta, Tarapacá)
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Population [top]
| Population: | There is no population information available for this species. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | This species is found in xeric habitat. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | As the distribution of this species is not known, it is not possible to assess threats to the species. Potential threats in the region include overgrazing and mining activities. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. Further research into the distribution and potential threats of this little-known species is required. |
Bibliography [top]
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IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.4). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 27 October 2010). Northland, I. Capetillo, J. Iturra, P. and Veloso, A. 1987. Estudios morfologicos y chromosomicos en el genero Tropidurus (Iguanidae) del norte de Chile. Anales del Museo de Historia Natural de Valparaiso 18: 115-122. Nunez, H. and Veloso, A. 2001. Distribucion geografica de las especies de lagartos de la region de Antofagasta, Chile. Boletin del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile 50: 109-120. Victoriano, P.F.,Torres-Pérez, F., Ortiz, J.C., Parra, L.E., Northland, I. and Capetillo, J. 2003. Variación aloenzimática y parentesco evolutivo en especies de Microlophus del grupo "peruvianus" (Squamata: Tropiduridae). Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 76: 65-78. |
| Citation: | Ortiz, J.C. 2010. Microlophus tarapacensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012. |
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