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Finding a shadow in the dark: rediscovery of Fugler’s Shadow Snake (Emmochliophis fugleri Fritts & Smith, 1969) after 54 years, with comments on its conservation status, distribution, and the tribe Diaphorolepidini [PDF]
Check List, 2021 Herein we report the second known record of Emmochliophis fugleri Fritts & Smith, 1969, present the first color images of the species, extend its known distribution and elevational range, provide the snout–vent and tail lengths of the ...
Ross J. Maynard +4 more
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Dera Natung Government College Research Journal, 2021 Indian subcontinent hosts three critically endangered Gyps vultures, namely; Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, and Gyps tenuirostris. In the present review, we analyzed all previously published articles on geographic distribution, population trend and ...
Talo Biju, Danie Mize
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Despite unprecedented scientific productivity, Earth is undergoing a sixth mass extinction. The disconnect between scientific output and species conservation may be related to scientists studying the wrong species.
Christopher S. Guy +9 more
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The threat of invasive species to IUCN-listed critically endangered species: A systematic review
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 We conducted a comprehensive review of the research literature on interactions between invasive species and species included in the critically endangered category of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
Manuel-Angel Dueñas +3 more
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Genomic signatures of inbreeding in a critically endangered parrot, the kākāpō
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2021 Events of inbreeding are inevitable in critically endangered species. Reduced population sizes and unique life-history traits can increase the severity of inbreeding, leading to declines in fitness and increased risk of extinction.
Yasmin Foster +11 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015 The present report constitutes the rediscovery of Amomum kingii, a narrow endemic and Critically Endangered Indian ginger after a lapse of over a century from Sikkim. A detailed taxonomic account and colour photographs of the taxon are provided.
V.P. Thomas, M. Sabu
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Turtles in Malaysia: A Review of Conservation Status and a Call for Research
Animals, 2022 Approximately 356 species of turtles inhabit saltwater and freshwater habitats globally, except in Antarctica. Twenty-four species of turtles have been reported in Malaysia, four of which are sea turtles.
Mohd Hairul Mohd Salleh +3 more
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Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Biologia, 2020 Convolvulus persicus is a critically endangered species, endemic to the embryonic shifting dunes of Caspian Sea and Black Sea. The distribution of this species in Romania includes also the sand dunes on the seashores of Sfântu Gheorghe and Sulina.
Valentin Adrian KISS +1 more
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Eschweilera compressa (Vell.) Miers (Lecythidaceae): a new record of a threatened plant species in Espírito Santo state, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2016 This paper provides the first record of Eschweilera compressa (Lecythidaceae) in Espírito Santo state, Brazil. According to IUCN criteria and the Brazilian government, this species is assigned as Critically Endangered globally and Endangered nationally,
Michel Ribeiro +4 more
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A rediscovery for the Colombian flora: Passiflora mariquitensis Mutis ex L.Uribe (Passifloraceae), a species lost for more than two centuries [PDF]
Check List, 2020 Passiflora mariquitensis Mutis ex L.Uribe, a Colombian endemic species that belongs to the subgenus Astrophea (DC.) Masters, was rediscovered in a disturbed forest in Mariquita (Tolima), where it has not been reported since 1784.
John A. Ocampo +2 more
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