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The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 339 grants for this species type, constituting a total donation of $3,095,509.

Reptile Conservation Case Studies

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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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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530488) - Aeolian wall lizard - Awarded $9,000 on December 20, 2022
20-12-2022 - Aeolian wall lizard

Saving the largest extant population of the critically endangered Aeolian wall lizard, Podarcis raffonei.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220530279) - Sulawesi forest turtle - Awarded $5,000 on December 20, 2022
20-12-2022 - Sulawesi forest turtle

In search of Leucocephalon yuwonoi and Indotestudo forstenii: mapping the distribution, documenting the habitat destruction, and enhancing the locals' protection.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222529461) - Nguru Spiny Pygmy Chameleon - Awarded $8,300 on September 22, 2022
22-09-2022 - Nguru Spiny Pygmy Chameleon

Befriending the Critically Endangered Nguru Spiny Pygmy Chameleon (Rhampholeon acuminatus): Assessing the Abundance, Distribution and Threats to its Conservation

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220529486) - Escambray Bearded Anole - Awarded $5,000 on September 21, 2022
21-09-2022 - Escambray Bearded Anole

Ecology and conservation of the Escambray Bearded Anole, Anolis Guamuhaya, in central Cuba The Escambray Barded Anole is one of six species of bizarre, giant (to ca. 18 cm snout-vent length), slow-moving, chameleon-like anoles with prehensile tails in the Chamaeleolis clade, which are exclusive to Cuba. These animals have strictly arboreal lifestyles and are highly dependent of forest areas, which faces many threats today.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220529355) - Cora Mud Turtle - Awarded $5,000 on September 21, 2022
21-09-2022 - Cora Mud Turtle

Conserving newly discovered Kinosternid turtle endemic in coastal plain western Mexico.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220529130) - Asian giant tortoise - Awarded $5,000 on April 29, 2022
29-04-2022 - Asian giant tortoise

Understanding the distribution and spatial ecology of Critically Endangered Asian Giant Tortoise in Sumatra, Indonesia

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