Trachylepis wrightii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	SCINCIDAE

Scientific Name:

Trachylepis wrightii

Species Authority:

(Boulenger, 1887)

Common Name/s:

English

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Wright's Skink

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	Gerlach, J. & Ineich, I.
Reviewer/s:	Cox, N. & Stuart, S.N. (Global Reptile Assessment)
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable because its area of occupancy is 4 km².

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to Seychelles, where it occurs only on islands with seabird colonies: Aride, Cousin, Cousine, St. Pierre, Mammelles, Recifs and Frégate. There are records from Bird Island, but it is no longer present at this site (J. Gerlach pers. comm).
Countries:	Native: Seychelles
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Population [top]

Population:	Although restricted to a tiny area, the population was estimated at 376,205 ± 5,409 animals in 2005 (Gerlach in prep).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is found only in seabird colonies in dry forest and shrubland, where it is a generalist scavenger and predator, living both terrestrially and arboreally. It is an egg-laying species.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no direct threats, but the species is susceptible to the loss of the seabird colonies on which it depends; these are at risk from human disturbance.

Major Threat(s):

There are no direct threats, but the species is susceptible to the loss of the seabird colonies on which it depends; these are at risk from human disturbance.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is present in the Aride, Cousin and Cousine Special Reserves.

Conservation Actions:

It is present in the Aride, Cousin and Cousine Special Reserves.

Citation:	Gerlach, J. & Ineich, I. 2006. Trachylepis wrightii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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