Anolis cusuco

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	POLYCHROTIDAE

Scientific Name:	Anolis cusuco
Species Authority:	(McCranie, Köhler & Wilson, 2000)
Synonym/s:	Norops cusuco McCranie, Köhler & Wilson, 2000

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2011
Assessor/s:	Mayer, G.C.
Reviewer/s:	Böhm, M., Collen, B. & Ram, M.
Contributor/s:	De Silva, R., Milligan, H.T., Wearn, O.R., Zamin, T., Wren, S., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Lewis, S., Lintott, P. & Powney, G.
Justification: This species has been assessed as Endangered as it has an estimated extent of occurrence of approximately 300 km² and is only found in one area, a National Park. Its habitat is under threat from deforestation for agricultural land use in the park's buffer zones. This species requires more research into its threats and ecology and also requires continuous monitoring to ensure any population declines are detected early.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is reported to be endemic to Parque Nacional El Cusuco which is located in the Sierra de Omoa, north-west Honduras. Here, it has been recorded from two localities. The area in which this species occurs is approximately 314 km². This species occurs between 1,300 to 1,935 m above sea level.
Countries:	Native: Honduras
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is thought to have a stable population (Wilson and McCranie 2003, Townsend 2006).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found in lower montane and pre-montane wet forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species is threatened by habitat loss due to the conversion of forest land to agricultural land in the buffer zones of the National Park (Townsend 2006).

Major Threat(s):

This species is threatened by habitat loss due to the conversion of forest land to agricultural land in the buffer zones of the National Park (Townsend 2006).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species' distribution range coincides with the Parque Nacional El Cusuco which was established in 1987. Further research into the threats and habitat preferences of this species is needed, as is population monitoring.

Conservation Actions:

This species' distribution range coincides with the Parque Nacional El Cusuco which was established in 1987. Further research into the threats and habitat preferences of this species is needed, as is population monitoring.

Citation:	Mayer, G.C. 2011. Anolis cusuco. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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