Countries of Occurrence:
Spain - Canaries
Archipelago(s):
Canaries
Assessor/s:
Groh, K. & Alonso, M.R.
Reviewer/s:
Neubert, E., Seddon, M.B. & Cuttelod, A.
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This species is endemic to the north-west of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, around the village of Tagaluche, where the threats are considered to be disturbance from the adajcent village, although these are not considered to be severe at present and hence the listing as Vulnerable (VU) D2.
This species is endemic to the north-west of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, around the village of Tagaluche.
This species is only known from a few specimens. As the species was recently described, there are no population trend data.
This species occurs in piso basa vegetation typical of lowland Canary Islands.
The threats are considered to be disturbance from the adjacent village (urbanization with road construction, enlargement of cultivated area, recreation, tourist activities, etc.) , although these are not considered to be severe at present.
Gomez et al. (20001) considered the species to be listed as Vulnerable and proposed protection of the habitat. Recommended conservation actions are habitat protection and long-term monitoring.