Acanthodactylus blanci

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	LACERTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Acanthodactylus blanci

Species Authority:

Doumergue, 1901

Common Name/s:

English

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Blanc's Fringe-toed Lizard

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	Nouira, M.S. & Joger, U.
Reviewer/s:	Stuart, S.N. & Cox, N. (Global Reptile Assessment)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Endangered because its extent of occurrence is less than 5,000 km², its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from coastal, and some inland, regions of northwestern and northeastern Tunisia, and adjacent northern Algeria. It occurs from sea level up to 900 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Algeria; Tunisia
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Population [top]

Population:	It is rare throughout most of its range.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found in semi-arid habitats with open vegetation, at coastal sites, in dunes with plant growth, and in areas of clay substrate with shrubs or sparse Eucalyptus plantations. It has also been recorded from pine forests. The species generally avoids rocky locations. It is an oviparous species.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species is threatened by ongoing habitat loss from agriculture, urbanization and coastal tourism. It may also be adversely impacted by competition with a more aggressive lizard species, Acanthodactylus boskianus.

Major Threat(s):

This species is threatened by ongoing habitat loss from agriculture, urbanization and coastal tourism. It may also be adversely impacted by competition with a more aggressive lizard species, Acanthodactylus boskianus.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species is not known to be present in any protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

The species is not known to be present in any protected areas.

Citation:	Nouira, M.S. & Joger, U. 2006. Acanthodactylus blanci. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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