Cylindraspis inepta
– Extinct
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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REPTILIA
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Order:
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TESTUDINES
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Family:
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TESTUDINIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Cylindraspis inepta
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Species Authority:
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Günther, 1873
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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EX ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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World Conservation Monitoring Centre
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Justification:
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Known only from Mauritius, this species has not been recorded since the early 18th century.
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History:
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| 1994 | - | Extinct (Groombridge 1994) |
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Cylindraspis inepta was endemic to Mauritius.
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Countries:
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Regionally extinct:
Mauritius
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Population
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Population:
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It has not been recorded since the early eighteenth century.
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Habitat and Ecology
Threats
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Threats:
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Hunting pressures and possibly the introduction of predators and competitive species to the island may have resulted in the demise of this species.
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. Groombridge, B. 1992. Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth’s Living Resources. Report compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Chapman and Hall, London.
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