Scincus mitranus

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:

Scincus mitranus

Species Authority:

Anderson, 1871

Common Name/s:

English

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Eastern Skink

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2012
Assessor/s:	Els, J., Eid, E.K.A., Al Johany, A.M.H., Amr, Z.S.S., Egan, D.M., Sharifi, M., Papenfuss, T. & Shafiei Bafti, S.
Reviewer/s:	Cox, N.A. & Bowles, P.
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, its probable occurrence in a number of protected areas, the general security of its habitat, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is found in the Arabian Peninsula and western Iran. It is widely distributed in the Arabian Peninsula, east of the Asir Mountains (T. Papenfuss pers. comm. September 2008). Within Iran, this species is known only from the area of Ahwaz in the extreme west of the country (T. Papenfuss pers. comm. September 2008). It is found from sea level up to around 1,000 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Iran, Islamic Republic of; Kuwait; Oman; Pakistan; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates
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Population [top]

Population:	Overall this species is quite common (T. Papenfuss pers. comm. September 2008).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is associated with loose sand dune (aeolian) habitats (Arnold 1980). It is a live bearing species.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are unlikely to be any major threats to this species' shifting sand dune habitat.

Major Threat(s):

There are unlikely to be any major threats to this species' shifting sand dune habitat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is present in some protected areas. There is a protected area within the Iranian range of this species, however its presence in this area needs to be confirmed. In Iran, additional research is needed into the distribution of this species.

Conservation Actions:

It is present in some protected areas. There is a protected area within the Iranian range of this species, however its presence in this area needs to be confirmed. In Iran, additional research is needed into the distribution of this species.

Citation:	Els, J., Eid, E.K.A., Al Johany, A.M.H., Amr, Z.S.S., Egan, D.M., Sharifi, M., Papenfuss, T. & Shafiei Bafti, S. 2012. Scincus mitranus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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