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Paragomphus sinaiticus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA ARTHROPODA INSECTA ODONATA GOMPHIDAE

Scientific Name: Paragomphus sinaiticus
Species Authority: (Morton, 1929)
Common Name/s:
English – Sinai Hooktail, Sinai Lobetail
Synonym/s:
Mesogomphus sinaiticus Morton, 1929
Mesogomphus sinaiticus Morton, 1929
Mesogomphus sinaiticus Morton, 1929
Mesogomphus sinaiticus Morton, 1929

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable A2c+3c ver 3.1
Year Published: 2006
Assessor/s: Boudot, J.-P.
Reviewer/s: Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. (Odonata Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
This is a poorly known species, which has been reported from 20 localities in Niger, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman on an overall extent of occurrence of about 4,000,000 km², in several very distinct and fragmented populations. The known area of occupancy is only around 61,000 km². The Sinai populations are expected to be extinct due to recent human expansion, water management and increased drought. As the species live exclusively in the subdesertic Sahelian/Sinai/Arabian belt which suffers nowadays from a severe drought and subsequent desertification, a future 30% decrease in the next decade due to wadis (local streams) drying may be expected, even without direct human impact.
History:
1996 – Vulnerable
1994 – Rare (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Rare (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Saharan Africa to southeast Arabia, in Niger, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman.
Countries:
Native:
Egypt; Niger; Oman; Saudi Arabia; Sudan; Yemen
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Population [top]

Population: Current population size is unknown.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Running waters in desert environments (wadis).
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Use of water by humans (e.g., drainage, over irrigation, pollution). Drought.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Perennial management of good quality running waters is needed.
Citation: Boudot, J.-P. 2006. Paragomphus sinaiticus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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