3,049Grants to

1,860(Sub)Species

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 377 grants for this species type, constituting a total donation of $3,550,595.

Reptile Conservation Case Studies

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 250537269) - Modigliani’s nose-horned lizard - Awarded $5,000 on May 20, 2025
20-05-2025 - Modigliani’s nose-horned lizard

Assessing the conservation Status of the endangered Modigliani’s Nose-horned Lizard Harpesaurus modiglianii in Geopark Caldera Toba, North Sumatra, Indonesia

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 242536595) - Pacific Coast Musk Turtle - Awarded $14,100 on December 24, 2024
24-12-2024 - Pacific Coast Musk Turtle

Conservation of the Pacific Coast Musk Turtle: community conservation of an endangered freshwater turtle in Chiapas, Mexico.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 242534692) - Cora Mud Turtle - Awarded $14,100 on October 10, 2024
10-10-2024 - Cora Mud Turtle

Assessing population, habitat use, and threats of Critically Endangered Cora Mud Turtle (Kinosternon cora).

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 242529220) - Vallarta mud turtle - Awarded $24,647 on May 13, 2024
13-05-2024 - Vallarta mud turtle

Working to save the most endangered turtle in the Americas, the Vallarta mud turtle (Kinosternon vogti).

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 240533902) - Nguru Spiny Pygmy Chameleon - Awarded $4,940 on May 09, 2024
09-05-2024 - Nguru Spiny Pygmy Chameleon

Befriending the Critically Endangered Nguru Spiny Pygmy Chameleon (Rhampholeon acuminatus): Promoting its conservation through community engagement and education

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232532880) - Campell's alligator lizard - Awarded $6,000 on December 19, 2023
19-12-2023 - Campell's alligator lizard

Enhancing Canopy Ecosystems: Integrating Epiphytes into Habitat Restoration for the Conservation of Abronia campbelli

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 230532950) - Giant bronze gecko - Awarded $4,980 on December 18, 2023
18-12-2023 - Giant bronze gecko

Population estimate of the Critically Endangered Seychelles endemic giant bronze gecko, Ailuronyx trachygaster.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232532000) - Gardel’s sand-dune lizard  - Awarded $14,000 on September 27, 2023
27-09-2023 - Gardel’s sand-dune lizard

Conservation of the microendemic and recently-discovered lizard (Liolaemus gardeli; Squamata, Liolaemidae) in South America. The region encompasses an area of relict dunes within the Tacurembó River basin. Liolaemus gardeli is a newly discovered lizard species, described for a very restricted distribution and endemic to a single locality, this species occurs in dunes with sandy soils and patches of herbaceous vegetation.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232530980) - Elongated tortoise - Awarded $5,500 on May 01, 2023
01-05-2023 - Elongated tortoise

Assessing population, habitat use, and threats of Critically Endangered Elongated Tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) outside protected areas in Bhutan.

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