Tarentola mindiae

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	PHYLLODACTYLIDAE

Scientific Name:

Tarentola mindiae

Species Authority:

Baha El Din, 1997

Common Name/s:

English

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Qattara Gecko

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	El Din, S.B.
Reviewer/s:	Stuart, S.N. & Cox, N. (Global Reptile Assessment)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, presumed large population, presence in a protected area, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This recently described species is found in the periphery of the Quattara Depression and Siwa Oasis of northwestern Egypt and it is has also been recorded from eastern Libya (Jialo Oasis) (S. Baha El Din pers. comm). Further surveys are needed to determine whether the species has a wider range. It has been collected at sea level and slightly below sea level.
Countries:	Native: Egypt; Libya
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Population [top]

Population:	It is uncommon and localised, but found at high densities at specific localities.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits vegetated areas in otherwise flat and barren sandy desert. It is largely associated with the microhabitats of bark and wood of Acacia and other trees. It may be able to adapt to cultivated areas.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Although there appear to be no major threats to the species at present, it is potentially susceptible to habitat loss (especially at Siwa), as the species is restricted to very sparse vegetation (often a few trees). It is not in the pet trade.

Major Threat(s):

Although there appear to be no major threats to the species at present, it is potentially susceptible to habitat loss (especially at Siwa), as the species is restricted to very sparse vegetation (often a few trees). It is not in the pet trade.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is present in the Siwa protected area of Egypt. Further studies are needed into the distribution and ecology of this species.

Conservation Actions:

It is present in the Siwa protected area of Egypt. Further studies are needed into the distribution and ecology of this species.

Citation:	El Din, S.B. 2006. Tarentola mindiae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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