Problem

Endangered species of Emoia nativitatis

Other Names:
Extinct species of Christmas Island forest-skink
Nature:

The Christmas Island forest-skink was downgraded from "critically endangered" to "extinct in the wild" in a 2017  report by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).  Scientists tried in vain to establish a captive breeding programme for the forest skink but it has now been declared extinct in the wild.

Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems
Date of last update
10.06.2018 – 23:26 CEST