Post by Sebbe on Dec 14, 2016 19:32:40 GMT
This species is listed as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) due to its limited distribution (with an extent of occurrence of 44 km2) and occurrence in a single location that is affected by ongoing threats from expanding agricultural activities, charcoal production and wood harvesting that continues to reduce its extent of occurrence and it quality of habitat. It has not been collected since 1978 despite multiple targeted searches, and is thought likely to be extinct.
This species is endemic to Hispaniola, where it occurs in the vicinity of the type locality in the Départment de l'Artibonite, northwestern Haiti (Henderson and Powell 2009).
It is a very rare species. It has not been collected since the type series in 1978. More recent efforts to find the species, including two surveys led by S.B. Hedges specifically targeting this lizard, have failed to record any evidence of a surviving population and it is though to be Possibly Extinct (S.B. Hedges pers. comm. 2015, 2016).
This species is presumably from xeric habitats; it has been found at bases of hills in vegetation composed by Acacia-Agave associations (Henderson and Powell 2009). The type locality has been cleared of its original vegetation since the species was described; neither trees nor cacti survived in this area by the time of a visit in 1997, and remnant vegetation was confined to little tufts, which were scarce (S.B. Hedges pers. comm. 2016).
This species is threatened by habitat loss due to agriculture expansion, charcoal production and wood harvesting. As an indication of the severity of habitat degradation in this area, S.B. Hedges (pers. comm. 2016) reports that it may be the only area of the New World to experience genuine starvation among the human population, as no resources survive to use for the production of charcoal. Any remaining vegetation is confined to small, scarce tufts.
This species is endemic to Hispaniola, where it occurs in the vicinity of the type locality in the Départment de l'Artibonite, northwestern Haiti (Henderson and Powell 2009).
It is a very rare species. It has not been collected since the type series in 1978. More recent efforts to find the species, including two surveys led by S.B. Hedges specifically targeting this lizard, have failed to record any evidence of a surviving population and it is though to be Possibly Extinct (S.B. Hedges pers. comm. 2015, 2016).
This species is presumably from xeric habitats; it has been found at bases of hills in vegetation composed by Acacia-Agave associations (Henderson and Powell 2009). The type locality has been cleared of its original vegetation since the species was described; neither trees nor cacti survived in this area by the time of a visit in 1997, and remnant vegetation was confined to little tufts, which were scarce (S.B. Hedges pers. comm. 2016).
This species is threatened by habitat loss due to agriculture expansion, charcoal production and wood harvesting. As an indication of the severity of habitat degradation in this area, S.B. Hedges (pers. comm. 2016) reports that it may be the only area of the New World to experience genuine starvation among the human population, as no resources survive to use for the production of charcoal. Any remaining vegetation is confined to small, scarce tufts.
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