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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| Est. World Population: | U |
| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
There are two distinct races with differing habitat requirements: A. s. scutatus occurs in arid montane scrub and on rocky outcrops within undulating grassland at 900-2,000 m, while A.s. ilseae prefers gallery forest at 1,000-1,200 m (Pearman 1990, Sick 1993).
Range:
Augastes scutatus is relatively common in the Serra do Espinhaço, north Minas Gerais, from Montes Claros, Grão Mogol and Diamantina, to Serra do Cipó, Belo Horizonte, Ouro Preto and Conselheiro Lafaiete, in east-central Brazil (Sick 1993, Parker et al. 1996). The hundreds of specimens from old collecting expeditions (Stattersfield et al. 1998) suggest that it was formerly more common.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions Underway
CITES Appendix II. The species occurs in the Serra do Cipó National Park. Conservation Actions Proposed
Study its ecology and attempt to obtain an accurate estimate of its population size and trends. Quantify the extent of habitat losses. Increase the area of suitable habitat that has protected status.
CITES Appendix II. The species occurs in the Serra do Cipó National Park. Conservation Actions Proposed
Study its ecology and attempt to obtain an accurate estimate of its population size and trends. Quantify the extent of habitat losses. Increase the area of suitable habitat that has protected status.