Pleurodeles nebulosus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	CAUDATA	SALAMANDRIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pleurodeles nebulosus

Species Authority

(Guichenot, 1850)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Algerian Ribbed Newt
French	–	Triton D'Algerie

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B2ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2006
Assessor/s	David Donaire-Barroso, Alfredo Salvador, Tahar Slimani , El Hassan El Mouden, Philippe Geniez, Jose Mateo
Evaluator/s:	Stuart, S.N., Chanson, J.S. & Cox, N.A. (Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team)
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable because its Area of Occupancy is less than 2,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in northern Algeria and Tunisia.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species ranges from northern Algeria, east to western Tunisia, but is absent from the Edough Peninsula in northern Algeria. The distribution map for this species largely follows the map presented in Veith et al. (2004), but its occurrence within this range is very limited due to fragmented habitat. The altitudinal range of the species is not known.
Countries:	Native: Algeria; Tunisia

Population [top]

Population:	It is a rare and declining species.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This is presumed to be a largely aquatic species dependent upon cisterns, ponds, swamps, and other wetlands. It is not clear if this salamander uses terrestrial habitats. This species has a similar breeding strategy to Pleurodeles waltl, depositing its eggs and completing larval development within water.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The species is threatened by pollution of natural breeding ponds (dayas), through expansion and intensification of agriculture (livestock) in the region (Schleich, Kästle and Kabisch 1996). There is only limited suitable habitat within its range, suggesting that its populations could be small and severely fragmented.

Major Threat(s):

The species is threatened by pollution of natural breeding ponds (dayas), through expansion and intensification of agriculture (livestock) in the region (Schleich, Kästle and Kabisch 1996). There is only limited suitable habitat within its range, suggesting that its populations could be small and severely fragmented.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known whether or not the species occurs in any protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known whether or not the species occurs in any protected areas.

Citation:	David Donaire-Barroso, Alfredo Salvador, Tahar Slimani , El Hassan El Mouden, Philippe Geniez, Jose Mateo 2006. Pleurodeles nebulosus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2008.
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