@article{fdi:010082234,
  title = {{C}onservation status of the world's skinks ({S}cincidae) : taxonomic and geographic patterns in extinction risk},
  author = {{C}happle, {D}. {G}. and {R}oll, {U}. and {B}ohm, {M}. and {T}rape, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and et al.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}ur knowledge of the conservation status of reptiles, the most diverse class of terrestrial vertebrates, has improved dramatically over the past decade, but still lags behind that of the other tetrapod groups. {H}ere, we conduct the first comprehensive evaluation (similar to 92% of the world's similar to 1714 described species) of the conservation status of skinks ({S}cincidae), a speciose reptile family with a worldwide distribution. {U}sing {I}nternational {U}nion for {C}onservation of {N}ature ({IUCN}) criteria, we report that similar to 20% of species are threatened with extinction, and nine species are {E}xtinct or {E}xtinct in the {W}ild. {T}he highest levels of threat are evident in {M}adagascar and the {N}eotropics, and in the subfamilies {M}abuyinae, {E}ugongylinae and {S}cincinae. {T}he vast majority of threatened skink species were listed based primarily on their small geographic ranges ({C}riterion {B}, 83%; {C}riterion {D}2, 13%). {A}lthough the population trend of 42% of species was stable, 14% have declining populations. {T}he key threats to skinks are habitat loss due to agriculture, invasive species, and biological resource use (e.g., hunting, timber harvesting). {T}he distributions of 61% of species do not overlap with protected areas. {D}espite our improved knowledge of the conservation status of the world's skinks, 8% of species remain to be assessed, and 14% are listed as {D}ata {D}eficient. {T}he conservation status of almost a quarter of the world's skink species thus remains unknown. {W}e use our updated knowledge of the conservation status of the group to develop and outline the priorities for the conservation assessment and management of the world's skink species.},
  keywords = {{E}xtinction risk ; {IUCN} {R}ed {L}ist ; {L}izard ; {P}rotected areas ; {R}eptile ; {S}kink ; {T}axonomic bias ; {MONDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iological {C}onservation},
  volume = {257},
  numero = {},
  pages = {109101 [12 ]},
  ISSN = {0006-3207},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109101},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082234},
}