Darevskia rostombekovi

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	LACERTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Darevskia rostombekovi

Species Authority:

(Darevsky, 1957)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Rostombekov's Lizard
French	–	Lezard de Rostombekov

Synonym/s:

Lacerta rostombekovi Darevsky, 1957

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(i,iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2009
Assessor/s:	Aram Agasyan and Natalia Ananjeva
Reviewer/s:	Neil Cox and Helen Temple
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, all individuals are severely fragmented and in fewer than five locations, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the Caucasus, where it has been recorded from northern Armenia and western Azerbaijan. The distribution divided into several isolated subpopulations. One population, now extirpated, formerly existed on the north-eastern shore of the Lake Sevan in Armenia. It has been recorded from 600 to 1,700m asl.
Countries:	Native: Armenia (Armenia); Azerbaijan
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Population [top]

Population:	The species is uncommon and declining.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Populations inhabit arid slopes with outcrops of sedimentary stratum and sparse xerophytic vegetation. It is parthenogenic species, females lay two to four eggs in a clutch at the end of June to the beginning of July. Incubation period lasts about 55 days. The young appear at the end of August to beginning of September.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This narrowly distributed species is significantly threatened by habitat loss, resulting from overgrazing by goats.

Major Threat(s):

This narrowly distributed species is significantly threatened by habitat loss, resulting from overgrazing by goats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Populations are known from Dirijan National Park and Sevan Lake National Park. There is a need to prevent overgrazing of the species habitat and to undertake regular population monitoring programmes.

Conservation Actions:

Populations are known from Dirijan National Park and Sevan Lake National Park. There is a need to prevent overgrazing of the species habitat and to undertake regular population monitoring programmes.

Citation:	Aram Agasyan and Natalia Ananjeva 2009. Darevskia rostombekovi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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