Lepidodactylus gardineri

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	GEKKONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Lepidodactylus gardineri

Species Authority:

Boulenger, 1897

Common Name/s:

English

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Rotuma Forest Gecko

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2012
Assessor/s:	Allison, A., Hamilton, A. & Tallowin, O.
Reviewer/s:	Cox, N.A. & Bowles, P.
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is listed as Vulnerable because it is known from only a single location, and there is a plausible threat of secondary forest clearance in the near future.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to Rotuma Island, Fiji. It occurs from sea level to no more than 256 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Fiji
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Population [top]

Population:	There appears to be no information available on the abundance of this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a highly arboreal species known only from secondary growth forest in Rotuma. It is reported to live beneath bark or within termite galleries of dead tree branches. Acalypha grandis is a preferred habitat along with coconut palms, breadfruit and orange trees. It seems to prefer dry habitats (Morrison 2003). Multiple individuals have been found in termite mounds (Morrision 2003).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Strongly associated with Acalypha grandis, it is dependent on persistence of secondary forest. The possible clearance of secondary growth would present a plausible threat to this species.

Major Threat(s):

Strongly associated with Acalypha grandis, it is dependent on persistence of secondary forest. The possible clearance of secondary growth would present a plausible threat to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There is a need to maintain suitable habitat within the species' very limited distribution.

Conservation Actions:

There is a need to maintain suitable habitat within the species' very limited distribution.

Bibliography [top]

	IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2012.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 17 October 2012). Morrison, C. 2003. A Field Guide to the Herpetofauna of Fiji. Institute of Applied Sciences, University of the South Pacific, Fiji.

IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2012.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 17 October 2012).

Morrison, C. 2003. A Field Guide to the Herpetofauna of Fiji. Institute of Applied Sciences, University of the South Pacific, Fiji.

Citation:	Allison, A., Hamilton, A. & Tallowin, O. 2012. Lepidodactylus gardineri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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