List of data deficient reptiles

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Circle frame.svg2 extinct in the wild reptile species (0.04%)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%)
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

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 910 data deficient reptile species. [1] 18% of all evaluated reptile species are listed as data deficient. Of the subpopulations of reptiles evaluated by the IUCN, two species subpopulations have been assessed as data deficient.

Contents

This is a complete list of data deficient reptile species evaluated by the IUCN. Species which have data deficient subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated.

Turtles and tortoises

Species

Subpopulations

Lizards

There are 419 lizard species evaluated as data deficient.

Anguids

Includes slowworms, glass lizards, and alligator lizards.

Diplodactylids

Chameleons

Anoles

Gekkonids

Wall lizards

Skinks

Spectacled lizards

Sphaerodactylids

Night lizards

Worm lizards

Neotropical ground lizards

Dragon lizards

Phrynosomatids

Varanids

Liolaemids

Other lizard species

Snakes

There are 480 snake species evaluated as data deficient.

Pseudoxyrhophiids

Typhlopid blind snakes

Vipers

Dipsadids

Shield-tailed snakes

Elapids

Calamariids

Lamprophiids

Indo-Australian water snakes

Colubrids

Keelbacks

Burrowing asps

Dawn blind snakes

Thread snakes

Gerrhopilids

Other snake species

See also

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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.