Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
REPTILIA |
SQUAMATA |
LACERTIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii |
| Species Authority: |
Werner, 2004 |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Endangered
B1b(i,ii,iii)c(iv)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2006 |
| Assessor/s: |
Werner, Y., Disi, M. & Mousa Disi, A.M. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Stuart, S.N. & Cox, N. (Global Reptile Assessment) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Listed as Endangered because its extent of occurrence is less than 5,000 km², there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat, and there are severe fluctuations in the number of mature individuals.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
It is relatively common within suitable habitat. There are substantial fluctuations in population size related to rainfall.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It is found on hard clay soils, with small shrubs, in semi-desert. It is an egg-laying species.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
Much of the habitat of this species (in particular the hard crust substrate) is threatened, or has been destroyed, by intensive agriculture, urbanisation and trampling by grazing animals.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
It is not believed to occur in any protected areas.
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Bibliography
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IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.
Werner, Y.L. 2004. A new species of the Acanthodactylus pardalis group (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from Jordan. Zoology in the Middle East 32: 39–46
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