ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT PROFILE

PROTECTION STATUS: Not listed

PETITIONED: April 20, 2010

RANGE: Florida

THREATS: Sea-level rise due to flooding that destroys Florida Keys mole skink habitat, habitat destruction from development along the shoreline of the Florida Keys, overcollection

POPULATION TREND: Florida Keys mole skink numbers are declining.

 

Florida Keys mole skink photo   Jake Scott