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Chalcides parallelus
– Endangered
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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SQUAMATA
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Family:
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SCINCIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Chalcides parallelus
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Species Authority:
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(Doumergue, 1901)
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Common Name/s:
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| French | — | SEPS DE DOUMERGUE |
| Spanish | — | ESLIZÓN DE CHAFARINAS |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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EN B1ab(iii) ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2006
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Assessor/s:
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Geniez, P., Miras, J.A.M., Joger, U., Pleguezuelos, J., Slimani, T. & El Mouden, H.,
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Evaluator/s:
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Stuart, S.N. & Cox, N. (Global Reptile Assessment)
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Justification:
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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 coastal habitat.
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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This species occurs along a narrow coastal strip of approximately 250 km between Nador in northeastern Morocco and Cape Carbón in northwestern Algeria. It is also present on the Chafarinas Archipelago (Spain). It is found from sea level to 30 m asl.
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Range Map:
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Countries:
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Native:
Algeria; Morocco; Spain
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Population
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Population:
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It is not an abundant species and is thought to be rare along its narrow coastal range.
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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This coastal species occurs in sandy areas, overgrown dunes with Mediterranean vegetation and pine and Eucalyptus plantations. This species can be found among and under stones. It is not known to exist in modified habitats. Females give birth to fully formed young.
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System:
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Terrestrial
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List of Habitats:
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| 3.8 | Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation |
| 6 | Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
| 12.1 | Marine Intertidal - Rocky Shoreline |
| 13.3 | Marine Coastal/Supratidal - Coastal Sand Dunes |
| 14.3 | Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations |
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Threats
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Threats:
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Development of coastal areas for tourism and military purposes are major threats to this species. It is possibly threatened by loss of ground cover habitat, such as the collection of driftwood by local people for firewood.
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List of Threats:
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| 1.3.3.1 | Habitat Loss/Degradation - Extraction - Wood - Small-scale subsistence (ongoing) |
| 1.4.3 | Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development - Tourism/recreation (ongoing) |
| 9.9 | Intrinsic factors - Restricted range (ongoing) |
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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It occurs in Chafarine Hunting Reserve in Spain and in the Sebkha Bou Areg and Embouchure Moulouya protected areas in Morocco.
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List of Conservation Actions:
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| 3.2 | Research actions - Population numbers and range (needed) |
| 3.3 | Research actions - Biology and Ecology (needed) |
| 3.4 | Research actions - Habitat status (needed) |
| 3.5 | Research actions - Threats (needed) |
| 3.8 | Research actions - Conservation measures (needed) |
| 3.9 | Research actions - Trends/Monitoring (needed) |
| 4.1 | Habitat and site-based actions - Maintenance/Conservation (needed) |
| 4.4.1 | Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Identification of new protected areas (needed) |
| 4.4.2 | Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Establishment (in place, needed) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Mellado, J., Caputo, V. and Nascetti, G. 1987. Sobre las publicaciónes de Chalcides (Reptilia: Scincidae) del Nordeste de Marruecos. Revista Española de Herpetologia 2: 183–186 Pleguezuelos, J.M., Márquez, R. and Lizana, M. 2002. Atlas y Libro Rojo de los Anfibios y Reptiles de España. Dirección General de la Conservación de la naturaleza-Associación Herpetológica Española, Madrid. Schleich, H H., Kästle, W. and Kabisch, K. 1996. Amphibians and Reptiles of North Africa. Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein.
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