Endangered Reptiles

Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class or clade Reptilia
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Endangered Reptile Species​
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Cochin Forest Cane Turtle

Cochin Forest Cane Turtle - ( Vijayachelys silvatica ) Scientific Name: Vijayachelys ...
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Spotted Pond Turtle

Spotted Pond Turtle - ( Geoclemys hamiltonii ) Scientific Name: Geoclemys hamiltonii ...
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Cerro Azul Giant Tortoise

Cerro Azul Giant Tortoise - ( Chelonoidis vicina ) Scientific Name: Chelonoidis vicina ...
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Western Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise

Western Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise - ( Chelonoidis porteri ) Scientific Name: Chelonoidis ...
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Volcano Darwin Giant Tortoise

Volcano Darwin Giant Tortoise - ( Chelonoidis microphyes ) Scientific Name: Chelonoidis ...
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Española Giant Tortoise

Española Giant Tortoise - ( Chelonoidis hoodensis ) Scientific Name: Chelonoidis ...
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Floreana Giant Tortoise

Floreana Giant Tortoise - ( Chelonoidis niger ) Scientific Name: Chelonoidis niger ...
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Sierra Negra Giant Tortoise

Sierra Negra Giant Tortoise - ( Chelonoidis guntheri ) Scientific Name: Chelonoidis ...
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Santiago Giant Tortoise

Santiago Giant Tortoise - ( Chelonoidis darwini ) Scientific Name: Chelonoidis darwini ...
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San Cristóbal Giant Tortoise

San Cristóbal Giant Tortoise - ( Chelonoidis chathamensis ) Scientific Name: Chelonoidis ...
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Pinta Giant Tortoise

Pinta Giant Tortoise - ( Chelonoidis abingdonii ) Scientific Name: Chelonoidis ...
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Ploughshare Tortoise

Ploughshare Tortoise - ( Astrochelys yniphora ) Scientific Name: Astrochelys yniphora ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 908 endangered or critically endangered reptile species.

7.4% of all evaluated reptile species 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 exintction”. 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 908 reptile species which are endangered or critically endangered.

Source: Wikipedia.org

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