Chalcides sexlineatus

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:

Chalcides sexlineatus

Species Authority:

Steindachner, 1891

Common Name/s:

English	–	Gran Canaria Skink
Spanish	–	Lisa Grancanaria o Lisa Variable, Lisa Grancanaria O Lisa Variable

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2009

Assessor/s:

Jose Antonio Mateo Miras, Valentin Pérez-Mellado, Iñigo Martínez-Solano

Reviewer/s:

Cox, N. and Temple, H.J. (Global Reptile Assessment)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern because, although its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, it is common, occurs in habitats that are not significantly threatened, and does not appear to be in decline.

History:

2006

–

Least Concern (IUCN 2006)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands of Spain. It is also present on the small islet of Gando. This species is found from sea level up to elevations approaching 1,950m asl.
Countries:	Native: Spain
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Population [top]

Population:	It is abundant, but easily overlooked, over most of the island.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is found in a wide variety of habitats including, humid meadows and valleys, arid gullies and sandy areas, woodland and plantations (the species is rarer in these habitats), cultivated land, especially stony areas or sites with stone walls. The females give birth to between two and seven fully formed young.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There is some collection of this species for the pet trade, but not at a level to constitute a threat to the species. There is also predation of the species by cats, but this is also unlikely to be a significant threat.

Major Threat(s):

There is some collection of this species for the pet trade, but not at a level to constitute a threat to the species. There is also predation of the species by cats, but this is also unlikely to be a significant threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is protected by national and international (Bern Convention) legislation. It occurs in a number of protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

This species is protected by national and international (Bern Convention) legislation. It occurs in a number of protected areas.

Citation:	Jose Antonio Mateo Miras, Valentin Pérez-Mellado, Iñigo Martínez-Solano 2009. Chalcides sexlineatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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