The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Dermatemys mawii

 – Critically Endangered

Classifications

List of Habitats:
1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
1.7Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level
1.8Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Swamp
5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)
5.2Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks
5.3Wetlands (inland) - Shrub Dominated Wetlands
5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands
5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
5.6Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
List of Threats:
1.1.1.1Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture - Crops - Shifting Agriculture (ongoing)
1.1.4.2Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture - Livestock - Small-holder (ongoing)
3.1.1Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Subsistence use/local trade (past)
3.1.2Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Sub-national/national trade (ongoing)
6.3.1Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Agriculture (ongoing)
6.3.2Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Domestic (ongoing)
6.3.3Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Commercial/Industrial (ongoing)
9.2Intrinsic factors - Poor recruitment/reproduction/regeneration (ongoing)
9.3Intrinsic factors - High juvenile mortality (ongoing)
9.7Intrinsic factors - Slow growth rates (ongoing)
9.9Intrinsic factors - Restricted range (ongoing)
List of Conservation Actions:
1.1.1Policy-based actions - Management plans - Development (needed)
1.1.2Policy-based actions - Management plans - Implementation (needed)
1.2.1.1Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - International level (in place)
1.2.1.2Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - National level (in place)
1.2.1.3Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - Sub-national level (in place)
1.2.2.1Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - International level (in place)
1.2.2.2Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - National level (needed)
1.2.2.3Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - Sub-national level (needed)
1.3.1Policy-based actions - Community management - Governance (needed)
1.3.2Policy-based actions - Community management - Resource stewardship (needed)
1.3.3Policy-based actions - Community management - Livelihood alternatives (in place)
2.1Communication and Education - Formal education (needed)
2.2Communication and Education - Awareness (needed)
2.3Communication and Education - Capacity-building/Training (needed)
3.1Research actions - Taxonomy (in place)
3.2Research actions - Population numbers and range (in place, needed)
3.3Research actions - Biology and Ecology (in place)
3.4Research actions - Habitat status (in place)
3.5Research actions - Threats (in place)
3.6Research actions - Uses and harvest levels (in place, needed)
3.7Research actions - Cultural relevance (in place)
3.8Research actions - Conservation measures (needed)
3.9Research actions - Trends/Monitoring (needed)
4.1Habitat and site-based actions - Maintenance/Conservation (needed)
4.2Habitat and site-based actions - Restoration (needed)
4.3Habitat and site-based actions - Corridors (needed)
4.4.1Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Identification of new protected areas (in place, needed)
4.4.2Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Establishment (in place, needed)
4.4.3Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Management (in place, needed)
4.4.4Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Expansion (in place, needed)
4.5Habitat and site-based actions - Community-based initiatives (needed)
5.1Species-based actions - Re-introductions (needed)
5.3.1Species-based actions - Sustainable use - Harvest management (needed)
5.3.2Species-based actions - Sustainable use - Trade management (needed)
5.4Species-based actions - Recovery management (needed)
5.5Species-based actions - Disease, pathogen, parasite management (needed)
5.7.1Species-based actions - Ex situ conservation actions - Captive breeding/Artificial propagation (in place, needed)
5.7.2Species-based actions - Ex situ conservation actions - Genome resource bank (needed)

Citation: Vogt, R.C., Gonzalez-Porter, G.P. & Van Dijk, P.P. 2006. Dermatemys mawii. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 28 August 2008.
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