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List of least concern reptiles
Topic: Biology
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As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 2,900 least concern reptile species.[1] 56% of all evaluated reptile species are listed as least concern. The IUCN also lists two reptile subspecies as least concern.
Of the subpopulations of reptiles evaluated by the IUCN, six species subpopulations have been assessed as least concern.
This is a complete list of least concern reptile species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have least concern subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated.
Turtles and tortoises
Species
Subspecies
- Brisbane short-necked turtle (Emydura macquarii signata)
Crocodilia species
Tuatara
- Cook Strait tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
Lizards
There are 1657 species and one subspecies of lizard assessed as least concern.
Anguids
Includes slowworms, glass lizards, and alligator lizards.
Diplodactylids
Girdled lizards
Chameleons
Plated lizards
Carphodactylids
Anoles
Gekkonids
Wall lizards
Skinks
Species
Subspecies
- Egernia stokesii stokesii
- Eastern blue-tongued lizard (Tiliqua scincoides scincoides)
Hoplocercin species
Collared lizards
Spectacled lizards
Sphaerodactylids
Night lizards
Teiids
Includes whiptails and tegus.
Worm lizards
Neotropical ground lizards
Eublepharids
Dragon lizards
Phyllodactylids
Phrynosomatids
Varanids
Liolaemids
Leiosaurids
Corytophanids
Madagascan iguanas
Other lizard species
Snakes
There are 1192 snake species assessed as least concern.
Pseudoxyrhophiids
Typhlopid blind snakes
Boids
Vipers
Prosymnids
Dipsadids
Xenodermatids
Shield-tailed snakes
Pythons
Elapids
Calamariids
Lamprophiids
Indo-Australian water snakes
Colubrids
Keelbacks
Burrowing asps
Pareatids
Thread snakes
Psammophiids
Pseudoxenodontids
Other snake species
See also
- Lists of IUCN Red List least concern species
- List of near threatened reptiles
- List of vulnerable reptiles
- List of endangered reptiles
- List of critically endangered reptiles
- List of recently extinct reptiles
- List of data deficient reptiles
References
- ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2016-2". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). http://www.iucnredlist.org/. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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