Eumeces schneideri
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
<Rare and Endangered Animals of Armenia
Animal in Armenia
Երակարաոտ սցինկ (“Yerkaraot stsink”)
Status
Threatened species.
Habitat in Armenia
Can be met in stony habitats in semidesert zone on the valley of Arax and neighboring regions, as well as around Yerevan, in Armavir, Ejmiatsin, Yeghegnadzor, Vayk, Abovyan, Kapan, and Meghri regions.
Number in the wild
Undetermined.
Reasons for decrease in number
Intensive use of the habitat for agricultural purposes, illegal collection
Number in captivity
Kept in a number of zoos in the former Soviet Union, including Yerevan zoo.
Measures of protection taken
Preserved by Khosrov Nature Reserve and the Goravan Sands Sanctuary.
External links
Tadevosyan's Herpetological Resources at http://www.herp-am.narod.ru/Species/nsh.htm