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Antisolabis seychellensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA ARTHROPODA INSECTA DERMAPTERA CARCINIPHORIDAE

Scientific Name: Antisolabis seychellensis
Species Authority: (Brindle, 1976)
Synonym/s:
Brachylabis seychellensis Brindle, 1976

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2012
Assessor/s: Gerlach, J.
Reviewer/s: Hochkirch, A. & Odé, B.
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Justification:
This is a highly restricted species (area of occupancy 5 km², known from only one location). Available habitat in the entire range is deteriorating rapidly due to alien plant invasion.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: The species is endemic to Mahé Island, Seychelles, where it is restricted to the area of Morne Blanc.
Countries:
Native:
Seychelles (Seychelles (main island group))
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Population [top]

Population: There is no information available on population size or trends.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Found in leaf litter in damp forest.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The locality where the species is present is dominated by introduced plants, habitat degradation is occurring rapidly, due to invasion by Cinnamomum verum and Syzygium jambos.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The entire range of the species is within the Morne Seychellois National Park.
Citation: Gerlach, J. 2012. Antisolabis seychellensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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