Teira perspicillata

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	LACERTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Teira perspicillata

Species Authority

(Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Moroccan Rock Lizard
Spanish	–	Lagartija De Maruecos

Synonym/s:

Podarcis perspicillata

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2006
Assessor/s	Geniez, P., Slimani, T. & El Mouden, H.
Evaluator/s:	Stuart, S.N. & Cox, N. (Global Reptile Assessment)
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively 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 occurs in the humid parts of the Atlas Mountains and coastal areas of central and northern Morocco and northwestern Algeria. It has been introduced to the island of Menorca, in the Balearic Islands of Spain and to the Habibas Islands of Algeria. It occurs up to 2,800 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Algeria; Morocco Introduced: Spain

Population [top]

Population:	It is common in parts of its range in North Africa, and is abundant in parts of Menorca.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found in climbing rocky areas such as mountains and cliffs, in scrubland, on stone walls and in other rural habitats. The females lay one to three eggs.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Although the threats to this species are poorly known, it is not believed to be significantly threatened. In Menorca, it is locally threatened by predation by cats and by isolation of populations.

Major Threat(s):

Although the threats to this species are poorly known, it is not believed to be significantly threatened. In Menorca, it is locally threatened by predation by cats and by isolation of populations.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in Toubkral National Park in Morocco.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in Toubkral National Park in Morocco.

Citation:	Geniez, P., Slimani, T. & El Mouden, H. 2006. Teira perspicillata. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2008.
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