scholarly journals Conservation Status of Brachycephalus Toadlets (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest

Diversity ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
Marcos R. Bornschein ◽  
Marcio R. Pie ◽  
Larissa Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Status ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Minimum Convex Polygon ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
Polygon Method ◽  
Official Recognition ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest

The number of described anurans has increased continuously, with many newly described species determined to be at risk. Most of these new species inhabit hotspots and are under threat of habitat loss, such as Brachycephalus, a genus of small toadlets that inhabits the litter of the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. Of 36 known species, 22 were described in the last decade, but only 11 have been assessed according to the IUCN Red List categories, with just one currently listed as Critically Endangered. All available data on occurrence, distribution, density, and threats to Brachycephalus were reviewed. The species extent of occurrence was estimated using the Minimum Convex Polygon method for species with three or more records and by delimiting continuous areas within the altitudinal range of species with up to two records. These data were integrated to assess the conservation status according to the IUCN criteria. Six species have been evaluated as Critically Endangered, five as Endangered, 10 as Vulnerable, five as Least Concern, and 10 as Data Deficient. Deforestation was the most common threat to imperiled Brachycephalus species. The official recognition of these categories might be more readily adopted if the microendemic nature of their geographical distribution is taken into account.

scholarly journals The conservation status of West Indian palms (Arecaceae)

Oryx ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Zona ◽  
Raúl Verdecia ◽  
Angela Leiva Sánchez ◽  
Carl E. Lewis ◽  
Mike Maunder
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Status ◽  
West Indian ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Conservation Action ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
Conservation Projects ◽  
Data Deficient

AbstractThe conservation status of 134 species, subspecies and varieties of West Indian palms (Arecaceae) is assessed and reviewed, based on field studies and current literature. We find that 90% of the palm taxa of the West Indies are endemic. Using the IUCN Red List categories one species is categorized as Extinct, 11 taxa as Critically Endangered, 19 as Endangered, and 21 as Vulnerable. Fifty-seven taxa are classified as Least Concern. Twenty-five taxa are Data Deficient, an indication that additional field studies are urgently needed. The 11 Critically Endangered taxa warrant immediate conservation action; some are currently the subject of ex situ and in situ conservation projects in the region’s botanical gardens. We recommend that preliminary conservation assessments be made of the 25 Data Deficient taxa so that conservation measures can be implemented for those facing imminent threats.

scholarly journals Distribution update, conservation status and color in life of the rare Amazonian snake, Eutrachelophis papilio Zaher and Prudente 2019 (Serpentes: Xenodontini)

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-255
Author(s):  
Nathalie CITELI ◽  
Mariana DE-CARVALHO ◽  
Reuber BRANDÃO
Keyword(s):  
Convex Polygon ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Distribution Area ◽  
Minimum Convex Polygon ◽  
Human Footprint ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
First Time ◽  
Polygon Method ◽  
Anthropic Pressure

ABSTRACT The rare Amazonian snake Eutrachelophis papilio is known from only five individuals, from four localities, belonging to its type-series, the more recent collected over 10 years ago. Here, we expand its distribution and describe its color in life for the first time. We also provide an estimate of its distribution area using the minimum convex polygon method and identify the values of anthropic pressure within its known distribution range with the Human Footprint Index. The new occurrence is located 291 km from the nearest known locality and its distribution is associated with pristine forests. Considering its rarity, and the absence of demographic and biological data, we suggest that the species should be classified as Data Deficient by IUCN criteria.

Validation of the name Mitreola crystallina (Loganiaceae), a new species endemic to southwestern China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 471 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-144
Author(s):  
JIAN-RONG YOU ◽  
JUAN RAN ◽  
CHENG LIU ◽  
YU-MIN SHUI ◽  
JIA-XIANG LI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Corolla Tube ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
A New Species

Mitreola crystallina was proposed in 2006, but not valid. Here, we validate the name by giving a complete description, diagnosis, and illustration as a new species of Loganiaceae. Morphologically, it is most similar to M. pedicellata, but can be distinguished by its stems erect (vs. creeping), corolla lobes blue (vs. white), and stamens inserted at or near base of the corolla tube (vs. middle to nearly mouth of corolla tube). It is endemic to the shady cliffs of limestone forests of Malipo County, southwest China. The conservation status was assessed as data deficient (DD) according to the IUCN Red List categories and criteria. And a key to species of Mitreola in China is provided.

scholarly journals Czerwona lista porostów wymarłych i zagrożonych w Polsce [Red List of extinct and threatened lichens in Poland]

2014 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 13-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanisław Cieśliński ◽  
Krystyna Czyżewska ◽  
Jerzy Fabiszewski
Keyword(s):  
Lower Risk ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
Lichen Biota ◽  
The Status ◽  
Red List Categories ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
Near Threatened

The authors present a list of regionally extinct, threatened, lower risk and insufficiently status taxa of lichens in whole Poland. It is thirth edition of our list. Status of threat to the lichen species used has been determined according to the IUCN Red List Categories in version 3.1 (modified by GlNSBURG 2001). The Red List includes 886 taxa, which constitute 55.4% of the Polish lichen biota. The status of threatened biota has the following categories: Regionally Extinct (RE) - 141 taxa, Critically Endangered (CR) - 179, Endangered (EN) - 201, Vulnerable (VU) - 165, Near Threatened (NT) - 68, Least Concern (LC) - 22 and Data Deficient (DD) 110.

scholarly journals Hemiboea chanii (Gesneriaceae), a new species from limestone areas of northern Vietnam

PhytoKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 183 ◽  
pp. 108-114
Author(s):  
Cuong Huu Nguyen ◽  
Ly Van Nguyen ◽  
Khang Sinh Nguyen ◽  
Alexander A. Egorov ◽  
Leonid V. Averyanov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Flowering Time ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Northern Vietnam ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
Red List Categories ◽  
A New Species

Hemiboea chanii, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Ha Giang Province, northern Vietnam, is here described and illustrated. It has many branched stems, diamond-shaped involucre with two cirrose opposite apices, a pink corolla, red spotted inside, and a flowering time in January-February. Among congeners with an externally hairy corolla, this new species is morphologically close to H. crystallina and H. sinovietnamica. Diagnostic discriminative characters in all mentioned species are discussed. The conservation status of this species is considered to be “Critically endangered” (CR) according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.

scholarly journals Conservation status assessment of the amphibians and reptiles of Uruguay

2010 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 05-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés Canavero ◽  
Santiago Carreira ◽  
José A. Langone ◽  
Federico Achaval ◽  
Claudio Borteiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
Status Assessment ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Near Threatened

The native species of amphibians and reptiles of Uruguay were categorized according to the IUCN Red List criteria. Out of 47 amphibian species, seven are listed as Critically Endangered (CR), five as Endangered (EN), one as Vulnerable (VU), three as Near Threatened (NT), and two as Data Deficient (DD); the remaining species are considered to be Least Concern (LC). Among the 64 species of reptiles evaluated, one is listed as Critically Endangered (CR), seven as Endangered (EN), two as Vulnerable (VU), one as Near Threatened (NT) and seven as Data Deficient (DD); the rest are considered to be Least Concern (LC). The use of these results as an additional criterion in the definition of protected areas in Uruguay will contribute towards the conservation of the aforementioned threatened species and their associated ecosystems.

An investigation of taxon boundaries in rare and range-restricted Synaphea (Proteaceae: Conosperminae) species from south-west Western Australia

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
R. Butcher ◽  
K. R. Thiele
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Land System ◽  
European Settlement ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
South West ◽  
Subsequent Publication ◽  
High Conservation ◽  
Data Deficient

The Swan Coastal Plain of south-west Western Australia has been extensively cleared since European settlement, with the fertile Pinjarra Plain land system preferentially cleared for grazing; what remains of the native vegetation is of high conservation value despite being highly fragmented and often degraded. The following six taxa of Synaphea R.Br. (Proteaceae), with conservation status corresponding to IUCN Red List categories Threatened and Data Deficient, are restricted to vegetation remnants in this region: S. stenoloba A.S.George, S. odocoileops A.S.George, S. sp. Pinjarra (R. Davis 6578), S. sp. Fairbridge Farm (D. Papenfus 696), S. sp. Pinjarra Plain (A.S. George 17182) and S. sp. Serpentine (G.R. Brand 103). Taxonomic boundaries among these morphologically similar taxa of Synaphea were investigated using morphometric analyses based on characters of leaves, inflorescences, flowers and fruits. Results allow the circumscription of the four informally named taxa from this complex, which will enable their formal description in a subsequent publication. They also provide support for several morphologically closely related taxa, including the provisional distinction of S. sp. Udumung (A.S. George 17058) from close ally S. decorticans Lindl. Two described species (S. odocoileops and S. stenoloba) and several anomalous specimens could not be adequately resolved in these analyses, and further investigation of their boundaries using molecular markers is required.

scholarly journals Begonia guangdongensis, a new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Guangdong, China

PhytoKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 29-36
Author(s):  
Wen-Hui Tu ◽  
Bing-Mou Wang ◽  
Yi Huang ◽  
Gang Yao ◽  
Jiu-Xiang Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Guangdong Province ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
Red List Categories ◽  
Obtuse Apex ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Begonia section Coelocentrum, B. guangdongensis W.H. Tu, B.M. Wang & Y.L. Li from Guangdong Province, China, is described and illustrated here. Morphologically, the new species is most similar to B. biflora T. C. Ku and B. longistyla Y. M. Shui & W. H. Chen, but differs from B. biflora by its rugose leaves and glabrous capsules and from B. longistyla by its glabrous stipules without ciliate margin, densely hirsute-pilose leaves and obtuse apex of bracts. Additionally, it is also somewhat similar to B. chongzuoensis Yan Liu, S. M. Ku & C.-I Peng, but there are significant distinctions in their stipules, leaves and bracts. The conservation status of B. guangdongensis is assessed as Critically Endangered (CR), according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.

scholarly journals Czerwona lista porostów zagrożonych w polskiej części Sudetów [Red List of threatened lichens in Polish pan of the Sudety Mts.]

2014 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 201-221
Author(s):  
Maria Kossowska
Keyword(s):  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Main Frequency ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
Threat Status ◽  
The Status ◽  
Red List Categories ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
Near Threatened

The first regional list of threatened lichens is presented. The list is a result of investigation studies in the Polish part of the Sudety Mts. The status of threat to the lichen species used has been determined according to the IUCN Red List Categories in Version 3.1 (2001). The data obtained were compared with historical ones. Changes of the species main frequency were used as an additional indicator of their threat status. The Red List includes 504 taxa of lichens, which constitute ca 60% of the local biota and 31.6% of Polish biota. The status of threatened biota has the following categories: Regionally Extinct (RE) -123 taxa, Critically Endangered (CR) - 39, Endangered (EN) - 56, Vulnerable (VU) - 84, Near Threatened (NT) - 17, Least Concern (LC) - 19 and Data Deficient (DD) - 166.

scholarly journals Global extinction risk for seahorses, pipefishes and their near relatives (Syngnathiformes)

Oryx ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Riley A. Pollom ◽  
Gina M. Ralph ◽  
Caroline M. Pollock ◽  
Amanda C.J. Vincent
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Habitat Degradation ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Selective Extraction ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Point Estimate ◽  
Conservation Action ◽  
Data Deficient

Abstract Few marine taxa have been comprehensively assessed for their conservation status, despite heavy pressures from fishing, habitat degradation and climate change. Here we report on the first global assessment of extinction risk for 300 species of syngnathiform fishes known as of 2017, using the IUCN Red List criteria. This order of bony teleosts is dominated by seahorses, pipefishes and seadragons (family Syngnathidae). It also includes trumpetfishes (Aulostomidae), shrimpfishes (Centriscidae), cornetfishes (Fistulariidae) and ghost pipefishes (Solenostomidae). At least 6% are threatened, but data suggest a mid-point estimate of 7.9% and an upper bound of 38%. Most of the threatened species are seahorses (Hippocampus spp.: 14/42 species, with an additional 17 that are Data Deficient) or freshwater pipefishes of the genus Microphis (2/18 species, with seven additional that are Data Deficient). Two species are Near Threatened. Nearly one-third of syngnathiformes (97 species) are Data Deficient and could potentially be threatened, requiring further field research and evaluation. Most species (61%) were, however, evaluated as Least Concern. Primary threats to syngnathids are (1) overexploitation, primarily by non-selective fisheries, for which most assessments were determined by criterion A (Hippocampus) and/or (2) habitat loss and degradation, for which assessments were determined by criterion B (Microphis and some Hippocampus). Threatened species occurred in most regions but more are found in East and South-east Asia and in South African estuaries. Vital conservation action for syngnathids, including constraining fisheries, particularly non-selective extraction, and habitat protection and rehabilitation, will benefit many other aquatic species.

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