List of recently extinct reptiles

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2 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%)Circle frame.svg
Reptile species (IUCN, 2016-2)
  • 5130 extant species have been evaluated
  • 4220 of those are fully assessed[a]
  • 3229 are not threatened at present[b]
  • 989 to 1899 are threatened[c]
  • 26 to 43 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
    • 24 extinct (EX) species[d]
    • 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 24 extinct species, 17 possibly extinct species, and two extinct in the wild species of reptile.[1][2]

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)
  • (Cyclura onchiopsis)
  • Kawekaweau (Hoplodactylus 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

Snakes[]

Extinct species

  • Round Island burrowing boa (Bolyeria multocarinata)
  • Hoffstetter's worm snake (Typhlops cariei)

Possibly extinct species

  • Saint Croix racer (Borikenophis sanctaecrucis)
  • (Calamaria prakkei)
  • Agalta Mountain forest snake (Omoadiphas cannula)
  • (Pseudoxyrhopus ankafinaensis)
  • (Trimetopon viquezi)

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.
  2. ^ "Table 9: Possibly Extinct and Possibly Extinct in the Wild Species (IUCN Red List version 2016-2)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 8 September 2016.


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