Micro-Hotspots for Conservation: An Umbrella Tree Species for the Unique Socotran Reptile Fauna
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Sites and Sampling
2.2. Data Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Species | Codes | Family | IUCN | Distribution | Sites |
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Chamaeleo monachus | CHmo | Chamaeleonidae | NT | Socotra Island | 1 |
Haemodracon riebeckii | HAri | Phyllodactylidae | LC | Socotra, Samha | 8 |
Haemodracon trachyrhinus | HAtr | Phyllodactylidae | LC | Socotra Island | 1 |
Hemidactylus dracaenacolus | HEdr | Gekkonidae | CR | Socotra Island | 2 |
Hemidactylus granti | HEgr | Gekkonidae | NT | Socotra Island | 2 |
Hemidactylus homoeolepis | HEho | Gekkonidae | LC | Socotra, Samha & Darsa | 9 |
Hemidactylus inintellectus | HEin | Gekkonidae | LC | Socotra Island | 5 |
Hemidactylus pumilio | HEpu | Gekkonidae | LC | Socotra Island | 1 |
Pristurus insignoides | PRig | Sphaerodactylidae | LC | Socotra Island | 2 |
Pristurus insignis | PRin | Sphaerodactylidae | LC | Socotra Island | 1 |
Pristurus sokotranus | PRso | Sphaerodactylidae | LC | Socotra Island | 7 |
Ditypophis vivax | DIvi | Pseudoxyrhophiidae | LC | Socotra Island | 2 |
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S | Lat | Long | Location | N | MD1 | XD3 | G | SH | BE |
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1 | 12.572 | 54.048 | Adho Di Meleh, Haggeher | 6 | 1500 | 1500 | 117 | 272 | 4.6 |
2 | 12.572 | 54.049 | Ba’a, 2 km NE of Diksam | 7 | 125 | 1360 | 158 | 281 | 4.8 |
3 | 12.467 | 54.002 | Qafshifo, 3 km SE Firmihin | 18 | 410 | 1186 | 246 | 288 | 7.2 |
4 | 12.476 | 54.017 | Firmihin Protected area | 12 | 1500 | 1500 | 226 | 336 | 5.4 |
5 | 12.485 | 54.008 | Haif, Firmihin | 4 | 345 | 1112 | 160 | 306 | 4.8 |
6 | 12.484 | 53.913 | Shibehon plateau | 4 | 262 | 1414 | 175 | 246 | 5.4 |
7 | 12.589 | 54.305 | Homhil, Hallah | 9 | 140 | 1342 | 225 | 290 | 5.6 |
8 | 12.475 | 54.149 | Di Gisfo, Wadi Di-Fa’rhroh | 8 | 192 | 1156 | 173 | 275 | 5.9 |
9 | 12.533 | 54.315 | Killisan, 3km NW Qademinoh | 17 | 150 | 1286 | 207 | 268 | 5.1 |
10 | 12.500 | 53.987 | Diksam, Qafshifo | 4 | 65 | 1269 | 160 | 333 | 5.6 |
11 | 12.565 | 54.013 | Skand, Haggeher | 2 | 233 | 1191 | 114 | 260 | 4.9 |
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Vasconcelos, R.; Pujol-Buxó, E.; Llorente, G.A.; Saeed, A.; Carranza, S. Micro-Hotspots for Conservation: An Umbrella Tree Species for the Unique Socotran Reptile Fauna. Forests 2020, 11, 353. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11030353
Vasconcelos R, Pujol-Buxó E, Llorente GA, Saeed A, Carranza S. Micro-Hotspots for Conservation: An Umbrella Tree Species for the Unique Socotran Reptile Fauna. Forests. 2020; 11(3):353. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11030353
Chicago/Turabian StyleVasconcelos, Raquel, Eudald Pujol-Buxó, Gustavo A. Llorente, Ahmed Saeed, and Salvador Carranza. 2020. "Micro-Hotspots for Conservation: An Umbrella Tree Species for the Unique Socotran Reptile Fauna" Forests 11, no. 3: 353. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11030353
APA StyleVasconcelos, R., Pujol-Buxó, E., Llorente, G. A., Saeed, A., & Carranza, S. (2020). Micro-Hotspots for Conservation: An Umbrella Tree Species for the Unique Socotran Reptile Fauna. Forests, 11(3), 353. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11030353