Strophurus jeanae

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	DIPLODACTYLIDAE

Scientific Name:

Strophurus jeanae

Species Authority:

(Storr, 1988)

Common Name/s:

English

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Southern Phasmid Gecko

Synonym/s:

Diplodactylus jeanae Storr, 1988

Oedurella jeanae (Storr, 1988)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Doughty, P.
Reviewer/s:	Böhm, M., Collen, B. & Ram, M. (Sampled Red List Index Coordinating Team)
Contributor/s:	De Silva, R., Milligan, H.T., Wearn, O.R., Wren, S., Zamin, T., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Lewis, S., Lintott, P. & Powney, G.
Justification: Strophurus jeanae has been assessed as Least Concern due to its large distribution. Despite some habitat degradation and modification, these do not constitute a major threat at present as they remain localized and there is no known evidence that this species is undergoing a significant population decline. Further research is required to note if threats increase in the future.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in a band of arid and semi-arid environments from northern Western Australia, through to the west of the Northern Territory (Cogger 2000).
Countries:	Native: Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia)
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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 is reported from arid grassy habitat and shrubland (Cogger 2000, How and Dell 2004).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The habitat of this species may have been negatively impacted by grazing, land clearing and mining activity in the region; however, these should not be considered major threats at this time as these are only localized threats.

Major Threat(s):

The habitat of this species may have been negatively impacted by grazing, land clearing and mining activity in the region; however, these should not be considered major threats at this time as these are only localized threats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no direct conservation measures in place for this species at the present time, but there are protected areas within its range. Further research into the population trends and threats of this species is suggested to check that localized threats are not becoming more widespread.

Conservation Actions:

There are no direct conservation measures in place for this species at the present time, but there are protected areas within its range. Further research into the population trends and threats of this species is suggested to check that localized threats are not becoming more widespread.

Citation:	Doughty, P. 2010. Strophurus jeanae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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