List of vulnerable reptiles

196 critically endangered reptile species (3.8%) 382 endangered reptile species (7.4%) 411 vulnerable reptile species (8.0%) 329 near threatened reptile species (6.4%) 2900 least concern reptile species (57%) 910 data deficient reptile species (18%)Circle frame.svg
  •   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)]
  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
Vulnerable (VU) species are considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 411 vulnerable reptile species.[1] 8.0% of all evaluated reptile species are listed as vulnerable. The IUCN also lists ten reptile subspecies as vulnerable.

No subpopulations of reptiles have been evaluated as vulnerable by the IUCN.

For a species to be assessed as vulnerable to extinction the best available evidence must meet quantitative criteria set by the IUCN designed to reflect "a high risk of extinction in the wild". Endangered and critically endangered species also meet the quantitative criteria of vulnerable species, and are listed separately. See: List of endangered reptiles, List of critically endangered reptiles. Vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species are collectively referred to as threatened species by the IUCN.

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.[2] 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."[3]

This is a complete list of vulnerable reptile species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN.

Turtles and tortoises

There are 62 turtle species assessed as vulnerable.

Tortoises

Geoemydids

Trionychids

Chelids

Emydids

Other turtle species

Crocodilia species

Tuatara

Lizards

There are 244 species and nine subspecies of lizard assessed as vulnerable.

Iguanids

Includes iguanas and related species.

Species

Subspecies

  • Isabella marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus albemarlensis)
  • Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus
  • Santa Cruz marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus hassi)
  • Pinta marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus sielmanni)
  • Española marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus venustissimus)
  • Cuban rock iguana (Cyclura nubila nubila)

Flap-footed lizards

Anguids

Includes slowworms, glass lizards, and alligator lizards.

Girdled lizards

Chameleons

Plated lizards

Anoles

  • Anolis barkeri
  • Navassa anole (Anolis longiceps)
  • Rueda's anole (Anolis maculigula)
  • Anolis muralla
  • Anolis naufragus
  • Crab cay anole (Anolis pinchoti)
  • Bearded anole (Anolis pogus)

Gekkonids

Wall lizards

Species

Subspecies

Skinks

Species

  • Woodbush legless skink (Acontias rieppeli)
  • Guinea lidless skink (Afroablepharus africana)
  • Amphiglossus alluaudi
  • Amphiglossus anosyensis
  • Yellow skink (Amphiglossus ardouini)
  • Amphiglossus mandokava
  • Splendid skink (Amphiglossus splendidus)
  • Long-legged worm-skink (Anomalopus mackayi)
  • Mandjélia litter skink (Caledoniscincus terma)
  • Günther's cylindrical skink (Chalcides guentheri)
  • Manuel's skink (Chalcides manueli)
  • Small three-toed skink (Chalcides minutus)
  • Glorioso snake eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus gloriosus)
  • Lancelin Island skink (Ctenotus lancelini)
  • Hamelin ctenotus (Ctenotus zastictus)
  • Griffin's keel-scaled tree skink (Dasia griffini)
  • Erronan treeskink (Emoia erronan)
  • Loyalty Islands emoia (Emoia loyaltiensis)
  • Viti copper-headed skink (Emoia parkeri)
  • Emoia tuitarere
  • Gracile burrowing skink (Graciliscincus shonae)
  • Kaestlea laterimaculata
  • New Caledonian leopard skink (Lacertoides pardalis)
  • Telfair's skink (Leiolopisma telfairii)
  • Ruwenzori four toed skink (Leptosiaphos meleagris)
  • Great desert skink (Liopholis kintorei)
  • Ashwamedh writhing skink (Lygosoma ashwamedhi)
  • Madascincus nanus
  • Marmorosphax boulinda
  • Montane marble-throated skink (Marmorosphax montana)
  • Gracile dwarf skink (Nannoscincus gracilis)
  • Earless dwarf skink (Nannoscincus mariei)
  • Rankin's dwarf skink (Nannoscincus rankini)
  • Florida sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi)
  • Pedra Branca skink (Niveoscincus palfreymani)
  • Robust skink (Oligosoma alani)
  • Falla's skink (Oligosoma fallai)
  • Grand skink (Oligosoma grande)
  • Chevron Skink (Oligosoma homalonotum)
  • Lord Howe Island skink (Oligosoma lichenigera)
  • Macgregor's skink (Oligosoma macgregori)
  • Small-scaled skink (Oligosoma microlepis)
  • New Zealand striped skink (Oligosoma striatum)
  • Scree skink (Oligosoma waimatense)
  • Whitaker's skink (Oligosoma whitakeri)
  • Paracontias kankana
  • Parvoscincus sisoni
  • Duges' skink (Plestiodon dugesii)
  • Pseudoacontias unicolor
  • Günther's dwarf burrowing skink (Scelotes guentheri)
  • Kasner's dwarf burrowing skink (Scelotes kasneri)
  • Red-tailed shiny skink (Sigaloseps ruficauda)
  • Orange-bellied burrowing skink (Simiscincus aurantiacus)
  • Sphenomorphus knollmanae
  • Trachylepis dumasi
  • Trachylepis lavarambo
  • Trachylepis loluiensis
  • Trachylepis tavaratra
  • Wright's skink (Trachylepis wrightii)
  • Aubrey's whiptailed skink (Tropidoscincus aubrianus)
  • Lomi's blind legless skink (Typhlosaurus lomiae)

Subspecies

Spectacled lizards

  • Ruthven's anadia (Anadia pulchella)
  • Bresslau's bachia (Bachia bresslaui)
  • Psilophthalmus paeminosus
  • Werner's largescale lizard (Ptychoglossus bicolor)
  • Shiny lightbulb lizard (Riama laevis)
  • Riama stigmatoral
  • Key tegu (Teuchocercus keyi)

Teiids

Includes whiptails and tegus.

  • Censky's ameiva (Ameiva corax)
  • Sombrero ameiva (Ameiva corvina)
  • Inagua ameiva (Ameiva maynardii)
  • Aspidoscelis catalinensis
  • Little white whiptail (Aspidoscelis gypsi)
  • Aspidoscelis labialis
  • San Pedro Martir whiptail (Aspidoscelis martyris)
  • Saint Lucia whiptail (Cnemidophorus vanzoi)

Dragon lizards

Phyllodactylids

  • Asaccus montanus
  • Belize leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus insularis)
  • Western leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus lepidopygus)
  • Boavista wall gecko (Tarentola boavistensis)
  • Helmeted gecko (Tarentola chazaliae)

Phrynosomatids

  • Dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus)
  • Sceloporus maculosus
  • Sceloporus megalepidurus
  • Sceloporus oberon
  • Urosaurus clarionensis
  • Uta encantadae
  • Uta lowei
  • Uta palmeri
  • Uta tumidarostra

Liolaemids

Other lizard species

Snakes

There are 100 species and one subspecies of snake assessed as vulnerable.

Pseudoxyrhophiids

  • Brygophis coulangesi
  • Uluguru forest snake (Buhoma procterae)
  • Compsophis zeny
  • Liophidium therezieni
  • Grandidier's water snake (Liopholidophis grandidieri)
  • Lycodryas citrinus
  • Lycodryas inornatus
  • Pararhadinaea melanogaster
  • Pseudoxyrhopus oblectator
  • Pseudoxyrhopus sokosoko
  • Yellow-striped water snake (Thamnosophis stumpffi)

Vipers

Species

Subspecies

Dipsadids

  • Stuart's burrowing snake (Adelphicos veraepacis)
  • Modest ground snake (Atractus modestus)
  • Northern ground snake (Atractus nicefori)
  • Roule's ground snake (Atractus roulei)
  • Tropical forest snake (Calamodontophis paucidens)
  • Peters' running snake (Coniophanes dromiciformis)
  • Dixon's ground snake (Erythrolamprus atraventer)
  • Geophis juliai
  • Geophis nephodrymus
  • Southern hognose snake (Heterodon simus)
  • Omoadiphas aurula
  • Philodryas livida
  • Ribbon graceful brown snake (Rhadinaea fulvivittis)
  • Monte Cristi graceful brown snake (Rhadinella montecristi)
  • Rhadinella pegosalyta
  • Tantalophis discolor

Elapids

Colubrids

  • Dryocalamus philippinus
  • Philippine dryophiops (Dryophiops philippina)
  • Cloud forest parrot snake (Leptophis modestus)
  • Rendahl's wolf snake (Lycodon paucifasciatus)
  • Short-tailed kukri snake (Oligodon brevicauda)
  • Walnut kukri snake (Oligodon juglandifer)
  • Lacroix kukri snake (Oligodon lacroixi)
  • Spotted-bellied short-headed snake (Oligodon modestum)
  • Oligodon pulcherrimus
  • Moellendorff's trinket snake (Orthriophis moellendorfi)
  • Tantilla boipiranga
  • Jan's centipede snake (Tantilla jani)
  • Tantilla psittaca
  • Fruhstorfer's mountain snake (Tetralepis fruhstorferi)
  • Usambara vine snake (Thelotornis usambaricus)

Keelbacks

Other snake species

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Limitations of the Data". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "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.
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