Ablepharus deserti

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Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	SCINCIDAE

Scientific Name:

Ablepharus deserti

Species Authority:

Strauch, 1868

Common Name/s:

English

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Desert Lidless Skink

Synonym/s:

Ablepharus tenuis Nikolsky, 1915

Ablepharus turkestanicus Ahl, 1925

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Anderson, S.C.
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: Ablepharus deserti has been assessed as Least Concern owing to its wide distribution across the drylands of central Asia. No specific threats have been reported and this species is not undergoing significant population declines.

Range Description:	This species inhabits Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, east Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan (Bobrov 2005). It has been observed on eastern and western slopes, between an altitude of 1,200 and 1,500 m above sea level (Kolbintzev 1999), but can extend up to 2,000 m.
Countries:	Native: Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan
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Population:	There is no population information available for this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology:	This species inhabits deserts (Bobrov 2005). At 2,000 m above sea level, it is known to live on dry-south exposed slopes with xerophytic steppe characterized by Ferula, Rosa, Honeysuckle, Cotoneaster, and Spirea. This species is diurnal and oviparous, with observed clutch sizes between 1-11 eggs (Kolbintzev 1999).
Systems:	Terrestrial

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:	There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place, or needed for this species.

Conservation Actions:

There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place, or needed for this species.

Citation:	Anderson, S.C. 2010. Ablepharus deserti. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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