List of recently extinct reptiles

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As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 24 extinct species, 17 possibly extinct species, and two extinct in the wild species of reptile.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 Turtles and tortoises
* 2 Lizards
* 3 Snakes
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## Turtles and tortoises

Extinct species

* Pinta giant tortoise (Chelonoidis abingdonii)
* Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis spp.) (4 of 15 known species extinct)
* Réunion giant tortoise (Cylindraspis indica)
* Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise (Cylindraspis inepta)
* Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise (Cylindraspis peltastes)
* Domed Mauritius giant tortoise (Cylindraspis triserrata)
* Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise (Cylindraspis vosmaeri)

Extinct in the wild species

* Black softshell turtle (Nilssonia nigricans)

## Lizards

Extinct species

* Guadeloupe ameiva (Pholidoscelis cineraceus)
* Martinique giant ameiva (Ameiva major)
* Jamaica giant galliwasp (Celestus occiduus)
* Cape Verde giant skink (Chioninia coctei)
* Contomastix charrua
* Navassa rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura onchiopsis)
* Delcourt's giant gecko (Gigarcanum delcourti)
* Navassa curly-tailed lizard (Leiocephalus eremitus)
* Martinique curly-tailed lizard (Leiocephalus herminieri)
* Mauritian giant skink (Leiolopisma mauritiana)
* Rodrigues giant day gecko (Phelsuma gigas)
* Tonga ground skink (Tachygyia microlepis)
* Eastwood's long-tailed seps (Tetradactylus eastwoodae)

Possibly extinct species

* Culebra Island giant anole (Anolis roosevelti)
* Lesser Saint Croix skink (Capitellum parvicruzae)
* San Cristobal galliwasp (Celestus anelpistus)
* Contomastix vittata
* Okoloma worm lizard (Cynisca gansi)
* La Palma giant lizard (Gallotia auaritae)
* Magdalena scaly-eyed gecko (Lepidoblepharis miyatai)
* Cranwell's tree iguana (Liolaemus cranwelli)
* Chapman's pygmy chameleon (Rhampholeon chapmanorum)
* Greater Saint Croix skink (Spondylurus magnacruzae)
* Monito skink (Spondylurus monitae)
* Greater Virgin Islands skink (Spondylurus spilonotus)
* Haensch's whorltail iguana (Stenocercus haenschi)

## Snakes

Extinct species

* Round Island burrowing boa (Bolyeria multocarinata)
* Hoffstetter's worm snake (Madatyphlops cariei)

Possibly extinct species

* Saint Croix racer (Borikenophis sanctaecrucis)
* Brike Snake (Calamaria prakkei)
* Agalta Mountain forest snake (Omoadiphas cannula)
* Ankafina ground snake (Pseudoxyrhopus ankafinaensis)
* Viquez's tropical ground snake (Trimetopon viquezi)

## See also

* List of least concern reptiles
* List of near threatened reptiles
* List of vulnerable reptiles
* List of endangered reptiles
* List of critically endangered reptiles
* List of data deficient reptiles

## References

1. ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2016-2". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). http://www.iucnredlist.org/. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
2. ↑ "Table 9: Possibly Extinct and Possibly Extinct in the Wild Species (IUCN Red List version 2016-2)". Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). http://www.iucnredlist.org/about/summary-statistics. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

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