List of recently extinct 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

Reptile species (IUCN, 2016-2)

• 5130 extant species have been evaluated
• 4220 of those are fully assessed^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• 3229 are not threatened at present^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• 989 to 1899 are threatened^{[lower-alpha 3]}
• 26 to 43 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
  • 24 extinct (EX) species^{[lower-alpha 4]}
  • 2 extinct in the wild (EW)
  • 17 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
  • 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]

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1. ↑ excludes data deficient evaluations.
2. ↑ NT, LR/cd, LC.
3. ↑ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
4. ↑ Chart omits extinct (EX) species

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 24 extinct species, 17 possibly extinct species, and two extinct in the wild species of reptile.^[1][2]

Turtles and tortoises

Extinct species

Extinct in the wild species

• Pinzon giant tortoise (Chelonoidis duncanensis)
• Black softshell turtle (Nilssonia nigricans)

Lizards

Extinct species

Possibly extinct species

Snakes

Extinct species

Possibly extinct species

See also

• List of least concern reptiles
• List of near threatened reptiles
• List of vulnerable reptiles
• List of endangered reptiles
• List of critically endangered reptiles
• List of data deficient reptiles

References