Rediscovery of the lost skink Proscelotes aenea and implications for conservation

Abstract Biodiversity loss is recognized as a grand challenge of the twenty-first century but ascertaining when a species is “lost” can be incredibly difficult—since the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. This may be a relatively easy task for large and conspicuous animals, but extremel...

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Main Authors: Ali Puruleia, Cristóvão Nanvonamuquitxo, Milagre Ernesto, Abdurabe Jamal, Iassine Amade, Wilson Monia, Yasalde Massingue, Luke Verburgt, Søren Faurby, Alexandre Antonelli, Allison Perrigo, Harith Farooq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38286-4