Hemidactylus persicus | UAE National Red List of Herpetofauna: Amphibians & Terrestrial Reptiles, Sea Snakes & Marine Turtles
Taxa
Hemidactylus persicus | Anderson, 1872
Publication
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
D1
Assessment rationale/justification
Within the United Arab Emirates, this species is known from Qarn Nazwa, the Dubai city area (where it is considered to be introduced), and from two offshore islands (Dalma and Sir Bani Yas). The species has a restricted extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO), however, the population trend at present, based on the Qarn Nazwa locality, is presumed to be stable. At Qarn Nazwa, it is thought likely that there are fewer than 1,000 mature individuals, whilst the populations on the islands, if native, are small. As a result, the species is assessed as Vulnerable (VU D1) on the basis of the restricted number of mature individuals. This taxon is not a non-breeding visitor, and it is presumed that any immigration from populations outside the UAE is not significant, and therefore there is no adjustment to the Category according to the IUCN regional and national Guidelines (IUCN 2012).Further research into the distribution and origin of the species in the UAE is required, and monitoring of the population at Qarn Nazwa is essential.
Assessment year
2018
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And IUCN. 2012. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
There appear to be no major threats to this species at Qarn Nazwa, where it occurs within a protected area. The island populations need further research.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Hemidactylus persicus | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | Gekkonidae | Hemidactylus |