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