Stenodactylus slevini

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	GEKKONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Stenodactylus slevini

Species Authority:

Haas, 1957

Common Name/s:

English

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Slevin's Short-fingered Gecko

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2012
Assessor/s:	Soorae, P., Amr, Z.S.S., Al Johany, A.M.H., Els, J., Anderson, S., Papenfuss, T. & Sindaco, R.
Reviewer/s:	Cox, N.A. & Bowles, P.
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, 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 species has been recorded from northwestern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, southern Iraq, scattered records in parts of the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Yemen. It is found from sea level to around 1,000 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Bahrain; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates; Yemen
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Population [top]

Population:	It can be a common species in appropriate habitats.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is associated with sandy and gravel desert and semi desert habitats.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this widespread species as a whole, especially as much of its distribution is within relatively unpopulated desert areas.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this widespread species as a whole, especially as much of its distribution is within relatively unpopulated desert areas.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Populations occurs in several protected areas. There are no direct conservation measures currently needed for this species as a whole.

Conservation Actions:

Populations occurs in several protected areas. There are no direct conservation measures currently needed for this species as a whole.

Citation:	Soorae, P., Amr, Z.S.S., Al Johany, A.M.H., Els, J., Anderson, S., Papenfuss, T. & Sindaco, R. 2012. Stenodactylus slevini. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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