Acanthodactylus haasi

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:

Acanthodactylus haasi

Species Authority:

Leviton & Anderson, 1967

Common Name/s:

English

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Haas' Fringe-fingered Lizard

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2012

Assessor/s:

Anderson, S., Al Johany, A.M.H. & Els, J.

Reviewer/s:

Cox, N.A. & Bowles, P.

Contributor/s:

De Silva, R., Milligan, HT, Wearn, O.R., Wren, S., Zamin, T., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Lewis, S., Lintott, P. & Powney, G.

Justification:
Acanthodactylus haasi has been assessed as Least Concern owing to its large distribution in central Oman and Saudi Arabia. No specific threats have been reported and this species is not undergoing significant population declines.

History:

2010

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Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is found in central Oman, United Arab Emirates, and northern and eastern Saudi Arabia, around Dhahran and Sakaka (Leviton et al. 1992).
Countries:	Native: Oman; Saudi Arabia
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no population information available for this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species inhabits deserts and dry shrublands. It is known to climb in low vegetation, which is considered unusual for the genus (Leviton et al. 1992).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is unlikely that any major threat is impacting this species.

Major Threat(s):

It is unlikely that any major threat is impacting this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place, or needed for this species. It is unclear whether the species occurs in any protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place, or needed for this species. It is unclear whether the species occurs in any protected areas.

Citation:	Anderson, S., Al Johany, A.M.H. & Els, J. 2012. Acanthodactylus haasi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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