- Main Threat: Agricultural deforestation.
What small habitat areas that do exist for this species are being deforested and torn down for agricultural purposes. This is leading to habitat fragmentation and degradation on a large scale.
Habitat fragmentation creates even less of a viable habitat space for these lizards to live, run, breed and play within.
- Black Market Trading:
Due to the rarity of this species they are of very high value for black market traders.
This is an example of the lengths smugglers will go to for high commodity species:
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