Mesalina brevirostris | UAE National Red List of Herpetofauna: Amphibians & Terrestrial Reptiles, Sea Snakes & Marine Turtles
Taxa
Mesalina brevirostris | Blanford, 1874
Publication
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Within the United Arab Emirates, the species is widespread along the coastal areas of the Arabian Gulf. The species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution and presumed large populations. The species has undergone population declines as a result of habitat loss and degradation, however, these declines are unlikely to be sufficient to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. This taxon is not a non-breeding visitor, and it is thought 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).Given the coastal distribution of this species, further research and monitoring are recommended.
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 local threats to some populations due to coastal development from Abu Dhabi city to Dubai, including urban and industrial development, as well as the development of beaches for tourism. Populations west of Abu Dhabi city towards the Saudi Arabian border along the coast and the Gulf islands may be susceptible to infrastructure development. Marine pollution, particularly oil spills, will impact some populations.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Mesalina brevirostris | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | Lacertidae | Mesalina |