| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | Lacertidae |
| Scientific Name: | Acanthodactylus mechriguensis |
| Species Authority: | Nouira & Blanc, 1999 |
| Taxonomic Notes: | This species is closely related to the Acanthodactylus pardalis (Lichtenstein, 1823) complex. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Critically Endangered B2ab(iii,v) ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2006 |
| Date Assessed: | 2006-01-31 |
| Annotations: |
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| Assessor(s): | Nouira, S. & Geniez, P. |
| Reviewer(s): | Stuart, S.N. & Cox, N. (Global Reptile Assessment) |
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Justification: Listed as Critically Endangered because its area of occupancy is less than 10 km², its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat, and the number of mature individuals. |
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| Range Description: | This recently described species is known only from four localities on the Sidi Mechig beaches of northern Tunisia. It occurs only at sea level. |
| Countries occurrence: | Native: Tunisia |
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| Population: | It is a locally uncommon species. The two largest populations have declined significantly in the past ten years. |
| Current Population Trend: |  Decreasing |
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It lives in the dune systems with shrub and small dry river beds. The habitat of the species includes the only area of peat bog in Tunisia. The female lays a clutch of four to five eggs. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Local people regularly visit and disturb the beaches where this species is found. There is a new port under construction within the range of the species and the population in Sidi Mechig has already considerably decreased. The development of greenhouse cultivation in the region and the building of a dam has also affected some populations. |
| Conservation Actions: | There are no protected areas within the species' range. There is a need to establish a protected area for this species and other localised endemics in the area of the Sidi Mechig beaches. |
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IUCN. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Nouira, S. and Blanc, C.P. 1999. Description d'une nouvelle espèce d'acanthodactyle en Tunisie: Acanthodactylus mechriguensis n. sp. (Sauria, Reptilia) Atti. Mem. Ente Fauna Siciliana 5(1997-1998): 103–110 Nouria, S. and Blanc, C.P. 2003. Distribution spatiale des Lacertidés (Sauria, Reptilia) en Tunisie; caractéristiques des biotopes et rôle des facteurs écologiques Ecologia mediterranea 29(1): 71–86 |
| Citation: | Nouira, S. & Geniez, P. 2006. Acanthodactylus mechriguensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T61459A12471115. . Downloaded on 21 July 2017. |
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