List of critically endangered reptiles
- Extinct in the wild (EW): 2 species
- Critically endangered (CR): 196 species
- Endangered (EN): 382 species
- Vulnerable (VU): 411 species
- Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 329 species
- Least concern (LC): 2,900 species
- Data deficient (DD): 910 species
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 196 critically endangered reptile species, including 17 which are tagged as possibly extinct.[1][2] 3.8% of all evaluated reptile species are listed as critically endangered. The IUCN also lists 12 reptile subspecies as critically endangered.
Of the subpopulations of reptiles evaluated by the IUCN, ten species subpopulations have been assessed as critically endangered.
Additionally 910 reptile species (18% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN.[3] While the category of data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed."[4]
This is a complete list of critically endangered reptile species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species considered possibly extinct by the IUCN are marked as such. Species and subspecies which have critically endangered subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated.
Turtles and tortoises
There are 40 species, four subspecies, and three subpopulations of turtle assessed as critically endangered.
Cheloniids
Species
- Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
- Atlantic ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
Subpopulations
- Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) (3 subpopulations)
Tortoises
Species
- Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
- Angonoka tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora)
- Santiago giant tortoise (Chelonoidis darwini)
- Española giant tortoise (Chelonoidis hoodensis)
- Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota)
- Geometric tortoise (Psammobates geometricus)
- Spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides)
- Flat-backed spider tortoise (Pyxis planicauda)
- Egyptian tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni)
Subspecies
- Testudo graeca nikolskii
Geoemydids
- Southern river terrapin (Batagur affinis)
- Northern river terrapin (Batagur baska)
- Painted terrapin (Batagur borneoensis)
- Red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga)
- Yellow-headed box turtle (Cuora aurocapitata)
- Bourret's box turtle (Cuora bourreti)
- Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons)
- Guangxi box turtle (Cuora mccordi)
- Shaanxi box turtle (Cuora pani)
- Southern Vietnamese box turtle (Cuora picturata)
- Golden coin turtle (Cuora trifasciata)
- Yunnan box turtle (Cuora yunnanensis)
- South Chinese box turtle (Cuora zhoui)
- Arakan forest turtle (Heosemys depressa)
- Sulawesi forest turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi)
- Vietnamese pond turtle (Mauremys annamensis)
- Philippine forest turtle (Siebenrockiella leytensis)
Trionychids
Species
- Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra)
- Nubian flapshell turtle (Cyclanorbis elegans)
- Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei)
Subspecies
- Black spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera atra)
Subpopulations
- African softshell turtle (Trionyx triunguis) (1 subpopulation)
Other turtles
Species
- Roti Island snake-necked turtle (Chelodina mccordi)
- Central American river turtle (Dermatemys mawii)
- Madagascan big-headed turtle (Erymnochelys madagascariensis)
- Bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii)
- Colombian toad-headed turtle (Mesoclemmys dahli)
- Hoge's side-necked turtle (Mesoclemmys hogei)
- Magdalena River turtle (Podocnemis lewyana)
- Western swamp turtle (Pseudemydura umbrina)
- Flattened musk turtle (Sternotherus depressus)
Subspecies
- Seychelles yellow-bellied mud turtle (Pelusios castanoides intergularis)
- Seychelles black mud turtle (Pelusios subniger parietalis)
Subpopulations
- Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) (4 subpopulations)
Crocodilia species
- Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
- Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius)
- Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis)
- Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)
- Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
- Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
- Slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)
Lizards
There are 110 species, four subspecies, and one subpopulation of lizard assessed as critically endangered.
Iguanids
Includes iguanas and related species.
Species
- Fiji crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis)
- Galápagos pink land iguana (Conolophus marthae)
- Utila spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri)
- Oaxaca spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura oaxacana)
- Turks and Caicos rock iguana (Cyclura carinata)
- Jamaican iguana (Cyclura collei)
- Anegada rock iguana (Cyclura pinguis)
- Ricord's rock iguana (Cyclura ricordii)
Subspecies
- Exuma rock iguana (Cyclura cychlura figginsi)
- Sister Isles rock iguana (Cyclura nubila caymanensis)
- White cay rock iguana (Cyclura rileyi cristata)
- Cyclura rileyi rileyi
Subpopulations
- Black-chested spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura melanosterna) (2 subpopulations)
Anguids
Includes slowworms, glass lizards, and alligator lizards.
- Jalapa Arboreal alligator lizard (Abronia campbelli)
- Frost's arboreal alligator lizard (Abronia frosti)
- San Cristobal galliwasp (Celestus anelpistus) (possibly extinct)
- Giant Hispaniolan galliwasp (Celestus warreni)
- Montserrat galliwasp (Diploglossus montisserrati)
Chameleons
- Namoroka leaf chameleon (Brookesia bonsi)
- Ambre Forest stub-tailed chameleon (Brookesia desperata)
- Bizarre-nosed chameleon (Calumma hafahafa)
- Tarzan chameleon (Calumma tarzan)
- Belalanda chameleon (Furcifer belalandaensis)
- Kinyongia mulyai
- Nguru spiny pygmy chameleon (Rhampholeon acuminatus)
- Mount Inago pygmy chameleon (Rhampholeon bruessoworum)
- Chapman's pygmy chameleon (Rhampholeon chapmanorum) (possibly extinct)
- Rhampholeon hattinghi
- Mount Namuli pygmy chameleon (Rhampholeon tilburyi)
Gekkonids
- Cnemaspis anaikattiensis
- Paevala nimble gecko (Dierogekko inexpectatus)
- Kaala striped gecko (Dierogekko kaalaensis)
- Koniambo striped gecko (Dierogekko koniambo)
- Striped gekko (Dierogekko nehoueensis)
- Poum striped gecko (Dierogekko poumensis)
- Taom striped gecko (Dierogekko thomaswhitei)
- Jeypore ground gecko (Geckoella jeyporensis)
- Sao Vicente half-toed gecko (Hemidactylus bouvieri)
- Dragon tree half-toed gecko (Hemidactylus dracaenacolus)
- Kunda half-toed gecko (Hemidactylus kundaensis)
- 'Eua forest gecko (Lepidodactylus euaensis)
- Tsiafajavona dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus mirabilis)
- Turquoise dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)
- Marbled gecko (Oedodera marmorata)
- Mount Francais leaf-toed gecko (Paroedura lohatsara)
- Antanosy day gecko (Phelsuma antanosy)
- Masohoala day gecko (Phelsuma masohoala)
- Marbled day gecko (Phelsuma pronki)
Wall lizards
- Be'er Sheva fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus beershebensis)
- Harran fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus harranensis)
- Tunisian fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus mechriguensis)
- Spiny-tailed fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus spinicauda)
- Charnali lizard (Darevskia dryada)
- Transcaucasian desert runner (Eremias pleskei)
- La Palma giant lizard (Gallotia auaritae) (possibly extinct)
- La Gomera giant lizard (Gallotia bravoana)
- Tenerife speckled lizard (Gallotia intermedia)
- Hierro giant lizard (Gallotia simonyi)
- Salamanca rock lizard (Iberolacerta martinezricai)
- Aeolian wall lizard (Podarcis raffonei)
Skinks
- Annobon lidless skink (Afroablepharus annobonensis)
- Madras spotted skink (Barkudia insularis)
- Cebu small worm skink (Brachymeles cebuensis)
- Lesser Saint Croix skink (Capitellum parvicruzae) (possibly extinct)
- Moroccan coastal cylindrical skink (Chalcides ebneri)
- Christmas Island forest skink (Emoia nativitatis)
- Mariana skink (Emoia slevini)
- New Caledonian ground skink (Geoscincus haraldmeieri)
- Satellite Islands slit-eared skink (Gongylomorphus bojerii)
- Ono-i-lau ground skink (Leiolopisma alazon)
- Greater robust fine-lined slider (Lerista allanae)
- Kopéto smooth skink (Lioscincus vivae)
- Sakalava short-legged sand skink (Madascincus arenicola)
- Roatán skink (Marisora roatanae)
- Mount Kaala marble-throated skink (Marmorosphax kaala)
- Mount Taom marble-throated skink (Marmorosphax taom)
- Northern dwarf skink (Nannoscincus exos)
- Pindai dwarf skink (Nannoscincus hanchisteus)
- Kopéto elf skink (Nannoscincus manautei)
- Sakalava legless skink (Paracontias fasika)
- Antsiranana blind legless skink (Paracontias minimus)
- Orangea Forest legless skink (Paracontias rothschildi)
- Bermuda rock skink (Plestiodon longirostris)
- Slender limbless slider (Pseudoacontias menamainty)
- Culebra skink (Spondylurus culebrae)
- Greater Saint Croix skink (Spondylurus magnacruzae) (possibly extinct)
- Mona skink (Spondylurus monae)
- Monito skink (Spondylurus monitae) (possibly extinct)
- Lesser Virgin Islands skink (Spondylurus semitaeniatus)
- Virgin Islands bronze skink (Spondylurus sloanii)
- Greater Virgin Islands skink (Spondylurus spilonotus) (possibly extinct)
Other lizard species
- Saint Croix ground lizard (Ameiva polops)
- Finca Ceres anole (Anolis juangundlachi)
- Culebra Island giant anole (Anolis roosevelti) (possibly extinct)
- Eared worm-lizard (Aprasia aurita)
- Contomastix vittata (possibly extinct)
- Knuckles pygmy lizard (Cophotis dumbara)
- Okoloma worm lizard (Cynisca gansi) (possibly extinct)
- Kigom Hills worm lizard (Cynisca kigomensis)
- Western chameleon gecko (Eurydactylodes occidentalis)
- Grenadines clawed gecko (Gonatodes daudini)
- Homonota taragui
- Magdalena scaly-eyed gecko (Lepidoblepharis miyatai) (possibly extinct)
- Liolaemus aparicioi
- Cranwell's tree iguana (Liolaemus cranwelli) (possibly extinct)
- Liolaemus cuyumhue
- Rabino's tree iguana (Liolaemus rabinoi)
- Bami toad-headed agama (Phrynocephalus golubewii)
- Phrynocephalus horvathi
- Lima leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus sentosus)
- Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko (Phyllurus gulbaru)
- Antioquia swamp lizard (Ptychoglossus danieli)
- Queretaro Desert spiny lizard (Sceloporus exsul)
- Haitian striped sphaero (Sphaerodactylus williamsi)
- Haensch's whorltail iguana (Stenocercus haenschi) (possibly extinct)
Snakes
Species
- Zong's odd-scaled snake (Achalinus jinggangensis)
- Sahul reef snake (Aipysurus apraefrontalis)
- Leaf-scaled sea snake (Aipysurus foliosquama)
- Antiguan racer (Alsophis antiguae)
- Alcatrazes lancehead (Bothrops alcatraz)
- Golden lancehead (Bothrops insularis)
- Tioman reed snake (Calamaria ingeri)
- Sandakan reed snake (Calamaria prakkei) (possibly extinct)
- Saint Vincent blacksnake (Chironius vincenti)
- Andasibe big-headed snake (Compsophis vinckei)
- Santa Catalina Island rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis)
- Brazilian woodland racer (Drymoluber apurimacensis)
- Guanaja long-tailed snake (Enulius bifoveatus)
- Lacépède's ground snake (Erythrolamprus cursor)
- Honduran red-banded earth snake (Geophis damiani)
- Pulau Tioman ground snake (Gongylosoma mukutense)
- Jamaican racer (Hypsirhynchus ater)
- Isla Todos Santos mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis herrerae)
- Ross' wolf snake (Lycodon chrysoprateros)
- Clarion racer (Masticophis anthonyi)
- Roatan coral snake (Micrurus ruatanus)
- Wagner's viper (Montivipera wagneri)
- Tioman Kukri snake (Oligodon booliati)
- Agalta Mountain forest snake (Omoadiphas cannula) (possibly extinct)
- Yoro Mountain forest snake (Omoadiphas texiguatensis)
- Kikuzato's brook snake (Opisthotropis kikuzatoi)
- Ornate shovel-snout (Prosymna ornatissima)
- Ankafina ground snake (Pseudoxyrhopus ankafinaensis) (possibly extinct)
- Atlántida dwarf brown snake (Rhadinella tolpanorum)
- Merendón Mountains snaileater (Sibon merendonensis)
- Synophis plectovertebralis
- Three-banded centipede snake (Tantilla tritaeniata)
- Viquez's tropical ground snake (Trimetopon viquezi) (possibly extinct)
- Cuban khaki trope (Tropidophis hendersoni)
- Hong Kong blindsnake (Typhlops lazelli)
- Anatolian Mountain steppe viper (Vipera anatolica)
- South Caucasian viper (Vipera darevskii)
- Mount Papai viper (Vipera orlovi)
- Typical Madagascar blind snake (Xenotyphlops grandidieri)
Subspecies
- Dipsas albifrons cavalheiroi
- Sardinian grass snake (Natrix natrix cetti)
- Natrix natrix schweizeri
- Moldavian meadow viper (Vipera ursinii moldavica)
See also
- Lists of IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- List of least concern reptiles
- List of near threatened reptiles
- List of vulnerable reptiles
- List of endangered reptiles
- List of recently extinct reptiles
- List of data deficient reptiles
References
- ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2016-2". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ↑ "Table 9: Possibly Extinct and Possibly Extinct in the Wild Species (IUCN Red List version 2016-2)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ↑ "Limitations of the Data". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 11 January 2016.