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Leiolopisma mauritiana

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA SQUAMATA SCINCIDAE

Scientific Name: Leiolopisma mauritiana
Species Authority: (Günther, 1877)
Synonym/s:
Didosaurus mauritianus Günther, 1877

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
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Contributor/s:
Justification:
Known only from Mauritius, this species is thought to have become extinct around 1600. The introduction of predatory species to Mauritius is thought to have led to the extirpation of Leiolopisma mauritiana.
History:
1994 – Extinct (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Regionally extinct:
Mauritius
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Leiolopisma mauritiana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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