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,1818(1):
Cuad. herpetol., (1):555558,
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A B S T R A C T. Based on the index proposed by Reca et al. (1994), and the categories
proposed by Ávila et al. (2000), the conservation status for Sauria and Amphisbaenia from
Uruguay is evaluated. Seventeen species were analized, four of them stood out as vulnerable (V)
Leposternon microcephalum, Anisolepis undulatus, Tropidurus torquatus and Stenocercus azureus,
representing the 23.5% of the taxa. The most important constraint detected using Recas Index, is
that due to the lack of basic information about some of the species, the results should be
revisited any time new knowledge arises.
Keywords: Conservation, Recas Index, Sauria, Amphisbaenidae, Uruguay.
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58 S. C ARREIRA V IDAL : Conservación de Sauria y Amphisbaenidae de Uruguay
R e c i b i d o : 0 3 / 0 4 / 0 3 — A c e p t a d o : 0 4 / 0 2 / 0 4
E d . a s o c . : V . A b d a l a