Mabuya aurata
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Rare and Endangered Animals of Armenia
Animal in Armenia
Ոսկեգույն մաբույա (“Voskeguyn mabuya”)(“Voskeguyn trachilepis”)
Status
Treatened species.
Habitat in Armenia
Can be met on stony habitats of semidesert zone of the valley of Arax and around Yerevan.
Number in the wild
In the end of 1960’s there were 10 – 12 species per 100 square meters. Nowadays the number has decreased. Approximate number reaches about 1000 species.
Reasons for decrease in number
Not examined.
Number in captivity
No data.
Measures of protection taken
Preserved by Khosrov Nature Reserveand The Goravan Sands Sanctuary.
External links
Tadevosyan's Herpetological Resources at http://www.herp-am.narod.ru/Species/tsc.htm