Chapple, David G., Roll, Uri ORCID: 0000-0002-5418-1164, Boehm, Monika, Aguilar, Rocio, Amey, Andrew P., Austin, Chris C., Baling, Marleen ORCID: 0000-0003-0389-4807, Barley, Anthony J., Bates, Michael F., Bauer, Aaron M., Blackburn, Daniel G., Bowles, Phil, Brown, Rafe M., Chandramouli, S. R., Chirio, Laurent, Cogger, Hal, Colli, Guarino R., Conradie, Werner ORCID: 0000-0003-0805-9683, Couper, Patrick J., Cowan, Mark A., Craig, Michael D., Das, Indraneil, Datta-Roy, Aniruddha, Dickman, Chris R., Ellis, Ryan J., Fenner, Aaron L., Ford, Stewart, Ganesh, S. R., Gardner, Michael G., Geissler, Peter, Gillespie, Graeme R., Glaw, Frank, Greenlees, Matthew J., Griffith, Oliver W., Grismer, L. Lee, Haines, Margaret L., Harris, D. James ORCID: 0000-0001-5144-2421, Hedges, S. Blair, Hitchmough, Rod A., Hoskin, Conrad J., Hutchinson, Mark N., Ineich, Ivan, Janssen, Jordi ORCID: 0000-0001-7737-5108, Johnston, Gregory R., Karin, Benjamin R., Keogh, J. Scott ORCID: 0000-0002-1373-6186, Kraus, Fred, LeBreton, Matthew, Lymberakis, Petros ORCID: 0000-0002-5067-9600, Masroor, Rafaqat ORCID: 0000-0001-6248-546X, McDonald, Peter J., Mecke, Sven, Melville, Jane ORCID: 0000-0002-9994-6423, Melzer, Sabine, Michael, Damian R., Miralles, Aurelien, Mitchell, Nicola J., Nelson, Nicola J., Nguyen, Truong Q., Nogueira, Cristiano de Campos, Ota, Hidetoshi, Pafilis, Panayiotis, Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Perera, Ana, Pincheira-Donoso, Daniel, Reed, Robert N., Ribeiro-Junior, Marco A., Riley, Julia L., Rocha, Sara ORCID: 0000-0002-9705-1511, Rutherford, Pamela L., Sadlier, Ross A., Shacham, Boaz, Shea, Glenn M., Shine, Richard, Slavenko, Alex, Stow, Adam ORCID: 0000-0002-6796-4854, Sumner, Joanna, Tallowin, Oliver J. S., Teale, Roy, Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Trape, Jean-Francois, Uetz, Peter, Ukuwela, Kanishka D. B., Valentine, Leonie, Dyke, James U. Van, van Winkel, Dylan, Vasconcelos, Raquel ORCID: 0000-0002-4717-9429, Vences, Miguel, Wagner, Philipp, Wapstra, Erik, While, Geoffrey M., Whiting, Martin J. ORCID: 0000-0002-4662-0227, Whittington, Camilla M., Wilson, Steve, Ziegler, Thomas, Tingley, Reid and Meiri, Shai ORCID: 0000-0003-3839-6330 (2021). Conservation status of the world's skinks (Scincidae): Taxonomic and geographic patterns in extinction risk. Biol. Conserv., 257. OXFORD: ELSEVIER SCI LTD. ISSN 1873-2917

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Abstract

Our knowledge of the conservation status of reptiles, the most diverse class of terrestrial vertebrates, has improved dramatically over the past decade, but still lags behind that of the other tetrapod groups. Here, we conduct the first comprehensive evaluation (similar to 92% of the world's similar to 1714 described species) of the conservation status of skinks (Scincidae), a speciose reptile family with a worldwide distribution. Using International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria, we report that similar to 20% of species are threatened with extinction, and nine species are Extinct or Extinct in the Wild. The highest levels of threat are evident in Madagascar and the Neotropics, and in the subfamilies Mabuyinae, Eugongylinae and Scincinae. The vast majority of threatened skink species were listed based primarily on their small geographic ranges (Criterion B, 83%; Criterion D2, 13%). Although the population trend of 42% of species was stable, 14% have declining populations. The key threats to skinks are habitat loss due to agriculture, invasive species, and biological resource use (e.g., hunting, timber harvesting). The distributions of 61% of species do not overlap with protected areas. Despite our improved knowledge of the conservation status of the world's skinks, 8% of species remain to be assessed, and 14% are listed as Data Deficient. The conservation status of almost a quarter of the world's skink species thus remains unknown. We use our updated knowledge of the conservation status of the group to develop and outline the priorities for the conservation assessment and management of the world's skink species.

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Chapple, David G.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Roll, UriUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-5418-1164UNSPECIFIED
Boehm, MonikaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Aguilar, RocioUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Amey, Andrew P.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Austin, Chris C.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Baling, MarleenUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-0389-4807UNSPECIFIED
Barley, Anthony J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bates, Michael F.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bauer, Aaron M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Blackburn, Daniel G.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bowles, PhilUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Brown, Rafe M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Chandramouli, S. R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Chirio, LaurentUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Cogger, HalUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Colli, Guarino R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Conradie, WernerUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-0805-9683UNSPECIFIED
Couper, Patrick J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Cowan, Mark A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Craig, Michael D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Das, IndraneilUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Datta-Roy, AniruddhaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dickman, Chris R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ellis, Ryan J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Fenner, Aaron L.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ford, StewartUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ganesh, S. R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gardner, Michael G.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Geissler, PeterUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gillespie, Graeme R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Glaw, FrankUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Greenlees, Matthew J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Griffith, Oliver W.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Grismer, L. LeeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Haines, Margaret L.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Harris, D. JamesUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-5144-2421UNSPECIFIED
Hedges, S. BlairUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hitchmough, Rod A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hoskin, Conrad J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hutchinson, Mark N.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ineich, IvanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Janssen, JordiUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-7737-5108UNSPECIFIED
Johnston, Gregory R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Karin, Benjamin R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Keogh, J. ScottUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-1373-6186UNSPECIFIED
Kraus, FredUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
LeBreton, MatthewUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lymberakis, PetrosUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-5067-9600UNSPECIFIED
Masroor, RafaqatUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-6248-546XUNSPECIFIED
McDonald, Peter J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mecke, SvenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Melville, JaneUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-9994-6423UNSPECIFIED
Melzer, SabineUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Michael, Damian R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Miralles, AurelienUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mitchell, Nicola J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Nelson, Nicola J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Nguyen, Truong Q.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Nogueira, Cristiano de CamposUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ota, HidetoshiUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pafilis, PanayiotisUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pauwels, Olivier S. G.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Perera, AnaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pincheira-Donoso, DanielUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Reed, Robert N.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ribeiro-Junior, Marco A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Riley, Julia L.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rocha, SaraUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-9705-1511UNSPECIFIED
Rutherford, Pamela L.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sadlier, Ross A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Shacham, BoazUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Shea, Glenn M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Shine, RichardUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Slavenko, AlexUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Stow, AdamUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-6796-4854UNSPECIFIED
Sumner, JoannaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Tallowin, Oliver J. S.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Teale, RoyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Torres-Carvajal, OmarUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Trape, Jean-FrancoisUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Uetz, PeterUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ukuwela, Kanishka D. B.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Valentine, LeonieUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dyke, James U. VanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
van Winkel, DylanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Vasconcelos, RaquelUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-4717-9429UNSPECIFIED
Vences, MiguelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wagner, PhilippUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wapstra, ErikUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
While, Geoffrey M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Whiting, Martin J.UNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-4662-0227UNSPECIFIED
Whittington, Camilla M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wilson, SteveUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ziegler, ThomasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Tingley, ReidUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Meiri, ShaiUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-3839-6330UNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-608316
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109101
Journal or Publication Title: Biol. Conserv.
Volume: 257
Date: 2021
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Place of Publication: OXFORD
ISSN: 1873-2917
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
LIFE-HISTORY; REPTILES; LIZARDS; TRAITS; VIVIPARITY; EVOLUTION; THREATSMultiple languages
Biodiversity Conservation; Ecology; Environmental SciencesMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/60831

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