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According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 93 reptile and amphibian species in the United States are threatened with extinction. [1] The IUCN has classified each of these species into one of three conservation statuses: vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR.
Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction the wild. In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 382 endangered reptile species. [1] Of all evaluated reptile species, 7.4% are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists nine reptile subspecies as endangered.
Critically endangered (CR) species face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 195 critically endangered reptile species, including 17 which are tagged as possibly extinct. [1] [2] 3.8% of all evaluated reptile species are listed as critically ...
This is a checklist of American reptiles found in Northern America, based primarily on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). [1] [2] [3] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States including recently introduced species such as chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python.
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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)]
The majority of the species were considered endangered in the 1970s and 1980s when they “were in very low numbers or likely already extinct at the time of listing,” the release said.