Platyceps ventromaculatus | UAE National Red List of Herpetofauna: Amphibians & Terrestrial Reptiles, Sea Snakes & Marine Turtles
Taxa
Platyceps ventromaculatus | (Gray, 1834)
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 only recorded from two coastal islands, Sir Bani Yas and Dalma. The origin of the species in the UAE requires confirmation, however it is presumed to be native in this assessment.Little is known of the population size or trend of this species, however, given the restricted area involved, a population size of less than 1,000 mature individuals is presumed. As a result, the species is assessed as Vulnerable (D1). 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 origin of the species in the UAE and its population size and trend is needed.
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
Threats to this species include urbanization and general development, however, these are localized within its range. The species will be killed when found, and in the past, a bounty encouraged control.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Platyceps ventromaculatus | Animalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Squamata | Colubridae | Platyceps |