List of near threatened 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
Near Threatened (NT) species do not currently qualify for Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU), but are likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or are already close to qualifying.

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 329 near threatened reptile species.[1] 6.4% of all evaluated reptile species are listed as near threatened. The IUCN also lists two reptile subspecies as near threatened.

Of the subpopulations of reptiles evaluated by the IUCN, two species subpopulations have been assessed as near threatened.

This is a complete list of near threatened reptile species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have near threatened subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated.

Turtles and tortoises

Species

Subspecies

Subpopulations

Crocodilia species

Lizards

There are 213 lizard species assessed as near threatened.

Diplodactylids

  • Gracile bavayia (Bavayia geitaina)
  • High elevation bavayia (Bavayia madjo)
  • Pretty bavayia (Bavayia pulchella)
  • Robust forest bavayia (Bavayia robusta)
  • Pale-stripe bavayia (Bavayia septuiclavis)
  • Bauer's chameleon gecko (Eurydactylodes agricolae)
  • Vieillard's chameleon gecko (Eurydactylodes vieillardi)
  • Black-eyed gecko (Hoplodactylus kahutarae)
  • Harlequin gecko (Hoplodactylus rakiurae)
  • Jewelled gecko (Naultinus gemmeus)
  • Golden spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus taenicauda)

Chameleons

Anoles

  • Barahona grass anole (Anolis alumina)
  • Armour's anole (Anolis armouri)
  • Foothill anole (Anolis monticola)
  • Ghost anole (Anolis spectrum)
  • Speckled anole (Anolis ventrimaculatus)

Gekkonids

  • Hawequa flat gecko (Afroedura hawequensis)
  • Dwarf bronze gecko (Ailuronyx tachyscopaeus)
  • Different-scaled day gecko (Cnemaspis heteropholis)
  • Ponmudi day gecko (Cnemaspis nairi)
  • Ornate day gecko (Cnemaspis ornata)
  • Sispara day gecko (Cnemaspis sisparensis)
  • Sikkimese bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris)
  • Palawan bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus redimiculus)
  • Cyrtodactylus salomonensis
  • Islands striped gecko (Dierogekko insularis)
  • Spotted bowfinger gecko (Geckoella triedrus)
  • Smooth-scaled narrow-disked gecko (Gekko athymus)
  • Small-scaled leaf-toed gecko (Goggia microlepidota)
  • Anamalai Hill gecko (Hemidactylus anamallensis)
  • Boavista leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus boavistensis)
  • Grant's leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus granti)
  • Muller's velvet gecko (Homopholis mulleri)
  • Lygodactylus blancae
  • Lygodactylus expectatus
  • Western dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus guibei)
  • Malagasy dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus klemmeri)
  • Lygodactylus rarus
  • Lygodactylus viscatus
  • Tsodilo thick-toed gecko (Pachydactylus tsodiloensis)
  • Paroedura ibityensis
  • Paroedura maingoka
  • Nosy Be ground gecko (Paroedura oviceps)
  • Phelsuma berghofi
  • Phelsuma dorsivittata
  • Phelsuma malamakibo
  • Pasteur's day gecko (Phelsuma pasteuri)
  • Philippine flying gecko (Ptychozoon intermedium)
  • Namaqua day gecko (Rhoptropella ocellata)
  • Uroplatus alluaudi
  • Uroplatus finiavana

Wall lizards

Skinks

Sphaerodactylids

  • Hispaniolan giant gecko (Aristelliger lar)
  • European leaf-toed gecko (Euleptes europaea)
  • Wadi Kharrar rock gecko (Pristurus gallagheri)
  • Atlas day gecko (Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus)
  • Jamaican forest sphaero (Sphaerodactylus goniorhynchus)
  • Zapata big-scaled sphaero (Sphaerodactylus richardi)
  • Barahona limestone sphaero (Sphaerodactylus thompsoni)

Neotropical ground lizards

Dragon lizards

  • Solomons tree dragon (Hypsilurus macrolepis)
  • Hump snout lizard (Lyriocephalus scutatus)
  • Schmidt's mastigure (Uromastyx alfredschmidti)
  • Uromastyx shobraki
  • South Arabian spiny-tailed lizard (Uromastyx yemenensis)

Phyllodactylids

  • Darwin's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus darwini)
  • Galapagos leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus galapagensis)
  • San Cristóbal Island leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus leei)
  • Phyllodactylus unctus
  • Tarentola raziana

Phrynosomatids

Liolaemids

  • Ctenoblepharys adspersa
  • Liolaemus chavin
  • Liolaemus quilmes
  • Liolaemus silvai
  • Liolaemus valdesianus
  • Phymaturus payuniae

Other lizard species

Snakes

There are 81 species and one subspecies of snake assessed as near threatened.

Pseudoxyrhophiids

  • Compsophis albiventris
  • Compsophis fatsibe
  • Heteroliodon lava
  • Liophidium pattoni
  • Liopholidophis dimorphus
  • Lycodryas carleti
  • St. Johann's tree snake (Lycodryas sanctijohannis)
  • Pseudoxyrhopus ambreensis
  • Pseudoxyrhopus analabe
  • Plateau brook snake (Pseudoxyrhopus imerinae)
  • Thamnosophis mavotenda

Vipers

Dipsadids

  • Grey ground snake (Atractus occipitoalbus)
  • Taylor's snail-eater (Dipsas tenuissima)
  • Geophis nigroalbus
  • Ninia celata
  • Espinal's coffee snake (Ninia espinali)
  • Vermiculate graceful brown snake (Rhadinaea vermiculaticeps)
  • Stuart's graceful brown snake (Rhadinella pilonoarum)
  • Rhadinella rogerromani
  • Sibon manzanaresi
  • Sibon miskitus
  • Xizang hot-spring keel-back (Thermophis baileyi)
  • Striped swamp snake (Tretanorhinus taeniatus)

Elapids

  • Bardick (Echiopsis curta)
  • Short-nosed snake (Elapognathus minor)
  • Stephen's banded snake (Hoplocephalus stephensii)
  • Large-headed seasnake (Hydrophis pacificus)
  • Yellow-lipped sea snake (Laticauda frontalis)
  • Laticauda guineai
  • Black-banded sea krait (Laticauda semifasciata)
  • Cauca coral snake (Micrurus multiscutatus)
  • Micrurus spurrelli
  • Philippine cobra (Naja philippinensis)
  • Black-striped snake (Simoselaps calonotus)
  • Japanese coral snake (Sinomicrurus japonicus)

Colubrids

Keelbacks

  • Blossom krait (Balanophis ceylonensis)
  • Kirtland's snake (Clonophis kirtlandii)
  • Taron keelback (Hebius taronensis)
  • Brazos water snake (Nerodia harteri)
  • Concho watersnake (Nerodia paucimaculata)
  • Anderson's stream snake (Opisthotropis andersonii)
  • Dao Van Tien's stream snake (Opisthotropis daovantieni)
  • Guanxi mountain keelback (Opisthotropis guangxiensis)

Other snakes

Species

Subspecies

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.
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