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Bradypodion ngomeense

Assessor: Krystal Tolley

Sensitive in 2010
No
Family
CHAMAELEONIDAE
Exploitation extent
Small or insignificant - wild individuals of the species are known to be exploited, collected, traded or utilized in a targeted manner, but utilisation is localised and/or affects only a small proportion of the wild population.
Justification and references

Wild individuals of species have recently been exported under CITES Appendix II, with nearly 50 animals removed from the wild on one year (2015). This species has a very small distribution of ca. 26km2 (Tolley In press, Tolley & Burger 2007) and could be vulnerable to over-harvesting. At present, the removals should not be significant enough to impact the wild population, however, there is in increasing interest in this species given recent applications for collections (J. Mai, Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, Pers. comm. 2017).

Population vulnerability
Population is vulnerable: size is <= 2500 mature individuals OR the number of known subpopulations is <= 5 OR range is <= 100km2 OR species at risk of localised extinctions
Justification and references

This species is isolated to Ngome Forest, with a range of just 89km2 (Tolley In press, Tolley & Burger 2007, Tilbury & Tolley 2009). The small range makes this species vulnerable to over-harvesting.

Targeted demographics
Mature (breeding) individuals are killed, significantly weakened or are permanently removed from the wild, OR immature individuals are targeted and this significantly impacts mature (breeding) individuals.
Justification and references

There has been permanent removal from the wild of this species (UNEP-WCMC 2018), although it is unknown whether the removals are of adults or juveniles.

Regeneration potential
This species has a fast population growth rate, and there is a good chance the wild populations will recover from exploitation.
Justification and references

This species is viviparous, and although clutch sizes are not known, other species in the genus may give birth to 10-15 offspring annually (Tolley & Burger 2007). Given their life history, it is likely that the species would recover from limited permanent removals, particularly because the species habitat is continuous which would allow for recolonsation.