Comoro Iguana (Oplurus cuvieri comorensis) Case Study

MBZF Grant 0925157
Reptile

Continent: Africa

Country: Comoros

Grant Amount: $20,000

Awarded Date: January 01, 2010

Conservation of reptiles on the Comoro Islands – a project of the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Germany, in collaboration with partners at the Republic of the Comoros and France to research into endemism and possible threats and to propose conservation stati and measures.

The Comoros, an archipelago of oceanic islands in the Indian Ocean, are inhabited by a characteristic reptile fauna. Preliminary studies have shown that this fauna is rich in endemics and that many of these species are threatened by habitat destruction and invasive species. In our project, we conducted field surveys to collect data on species and habitats. We use this data to clarify the taxonomy of questionable species and to show which species are indeed endemic, and to assess the threat and conservation stati of these species. For certain focus species like the Comoro Iguana and endemic species of Day Geckos, we search for viable solutions to ensure their future conservation.

MBZF Grant 0925157 - located in Comoros, Africa