Telescopus dhara ssp. dhara | UAE National Red List of Herpetofauna: Amphibians & Terrestrial Reptiles, Sea Snakes & Marine Turtles
Taxa
Telescopus dhara ssp. dhara | (Forskål, 1775)
Publication
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
In the United Arab Emirates, this subspecies is known from the Hajar Mountains. The species is listed as Least Concern as there are no known significant direct threats to the species that may cause a decline in its population size presently or in the near future. The majority of the species' habitat in its range remains suitable and is unlikely to be altered in the near future. 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).
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 are limited threats to the species, which are restricted to the outer limits of its distribution range within the United Arab Emirates, with no known direct impact on the species. Potential threats to the species are quarrying and residential development. The species may be persecuted, as with all snakes.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Telescopus dhara ssp. dhara | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | Colubridae | Telescopus |