Conservation status of reptiles in the Canary Islands

On the occasion of the symposium “Herpetologia Canariensis", organized by the Museum Alexander Koenig (Bonn), November 1-3, 1984, we considered it appropriate to present an actual vision of the conservation status of the Canarian herpetofauna. We also feel compelled to do it because of the rece...

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Autores: Machado Carrillo, Antonio, López-Jurado, Luis Felipe, Martín, A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1985
País:España
Repositorio:accedaCRIS portal de investigación de la Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria
OAI Identifier:oai:accedacris.ulpgc.es:10553/19154
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10553/19154
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:24 Ciencias de la vida
2401 Biología animal (zoología)
240116 Herpetología
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Sumario:On the occasion of the symposium “Herpetologia Canariensis", organized by the Museum Alexander Koenig (Bonn), November 1-3, 1984, we considered it appropriate to present an actual vision of the conservation status of the Canarian herpetofauna. We also feel compelled to do it because of the recent proliferation of endangered species lists and red data books, completed by international organizations (IUCN, Council of Europe, etc). In various cases, these works only compile information previously extant in publications, which are usually not specific on conservation. This gives base to a distorted view of the true status of the species in nature.