In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 382 endangered reptile species. Of all evaluated reptile species, 7.4% are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists nine reptile subspecies as endangered.
Of the subpopulations of reptiles evaluated by the IUCN, one species subpopulation has been assessed as endangered.
For a species to be considered endangered by the IUCN it must meet certain quantitative criteria which are designed to classify taxa facing "a very high risk of extinction". An even higher risk is faced by critically endangered species, which meet the quantitative criteria for endangered species. Critically endangered reptiles are listed separately. There are 578 reptile species which are endangered or 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. 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".
This is a complete list of endangered reptile species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have endangered subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated.
Turtles and tortoises
Kinosternidae
Narrow-bridged musk turtle (Claudius angustatus) Dunn's mud turtle (Kinosternon dunni) Giant musk turtle (Staurotypus salvinii)
Chelidae
Carettochelyidae
Pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)
Trionychidae
Emydidae
Geoemydidae
Testudinidae
Chelydridae
Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
Crocodilia False gharial
Lizards There are 241 species and seven subspecies of lizard assessed as endangered.
Iguanids
Species
Subspecies
Flap-footed lizards Striped legless lizard
Anguidae
Diploglossidae
Diplodactylidae
Chameleons
Anoles
Gekkonids Goan day gecko (Cnemaspis goaensis) Western gecko (Cnemaspis occidentalis) Psychedelic rock gecko (Cnemaspis psychedelica) Wyanad day gecko (Cnemaspis wynadensis) Cyrtodactylus adleri Cyrtodactylus brevidactylus Jeypore ground gecko (Jeypore ground gecko) Johore bow-fingered gecko (Cyrtodactylus sworderi) Cyrtodactylus wakeorum Ebenavia maintimainty Banda Island dtella (Gehyra barea) Gekko badenii Hemidactylus makolowodei Jolo flapped-legged gecko (Luperosaurus joloensis) Mcgregor's flapped-legged gecko (Luperosaurus macgregori) Lygodactylus intermedius Lygodactylus ornatus Lygodactylus roavolana Mediodactylus amictopholis Paragehyra gabriellae Paroedura masobe Comoro ground gecko (Paroedura sanctijohannis) Paroedura tanjaka Antanosy day gecko (Phelsuma antanosy) Micronesia saw-tailed gecko (Perochirus ateles) Yellow-throated day gecko (Phelsuma flavigularis) Round Island day gecko (Phelsuma guentheri) Yellow-headed day gecko (Phelsuma klemmeri) Pronk's day gecko (Phelsuma pronki) Robert Mertens' day gecko (Phelsuma robertmertensi) Rösler's day gecko (Phelsuma roesleri) Seipp's day gecko (Phelsuma seippi) Flat-tailed day gecko (Phelsuma serraticauda) Phelsuma vanheygeni Weiler's gecko (Urocotyledon weileri) Uroplatus guentheri Uroplatus malahelo Uroplatus pietschmanni
Wall lizards
Skinks
Species
Subspecies Egernia stokesii badia Eulamprus tympanum marnieae
Spectacled lizards
Sphaerodactylids
Phrynosomatids
Liolaemids
Other lizard species
Snakes There are 97 species and one subspecies of snake assessed as endangered.
Pseudoxyrhophiids Typhlopid blind snakes
Vipers
Species
Subspecies Hungarian meadow viper (Vipera ursinii rakosensis)
Dipsadids
Elapids
Colubrids
Keelbacks
Other snake species
See also Lists of IUCN Red List endangered species List of least concern reptiles List of near threatened reptiles List of vulnerable reptiles List of critically endangered reptiles List of recently extinct reptiles List of data deficient reptiles
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