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List Of Near Threatened Reptiles
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 329 near threatened reptile species. 6.4% of all evaluated reptile species are listed as near threatened. The IUCN also lists two reptile subspecies as near threatened. Of the subpopulations of reptiles evaluated by the IUCN, two species subpopulations have been assessed as near threatened. This is a complete list of near threatened reptile species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have near threatened subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated. Turtles and tortoises Species Subspecies * Siebenrock's snake-necked turtle (''Chelodina rugosa siebenrocki'') Subpopulations *Loggerhead sea turtle (''Caretta caretta'') (2 subpopulations) Crocodilia species *Black caiman (''Melanosuchus niger'') Lizards There are 213 lizard species assessed as near threatened. Diplodactylids Chameleons Anoles Gekkonids Wall lizards Skinks Sphaerodactylids ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beastie Bot
Beastie may refer to: Entertainment * Beastie (Alton Towers), a roller coaster previously located at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England * The Beastie (Kings Island), a previous name for the Woodstock Express roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio * The Beastie (Wonderland Sydney), a roller coaster that previously existed at Wonderland Sydney in Australia * The Beasties, a nickname for the hip hop musical group Beastie Boys * Beastie, a female professional wrestler from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling * "Beastie", a song by Jethro Tull from ''Broadsword and the Beast'' Fiction * ''Beasties'' (film), a 1989 comedy horror film * ''The Beasties'' (book), a 2010 children's book by Jenny Nimmo * ''The Beasties'' (novel), a 1997 young-adult novel by William Sleator * Beasties, a type of creature in the role-playing game '' Changeling: The Dreaming'' * ''Beast Wars'' (Canadian title: ''Beasties''), a Transformers toy line and animated television series Other uses * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinixys Natalensis
The Natal hinge-back tortoise (''Kinixys natalensis''), also known as Natal hinge-backed tortoise or Natal hinged tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae which is restricted to eastern southern Africa to a relatively small area around the borders of Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini. Description The Natal hinge-back tortoise is one of the smallest of the hinged tortoises. It has an elongated carapace up to in length which is slightly domed with a flat dorsal surface, although averaging between in length. Its hinge, on the underside of its shell, is also poorly developed compared to its relatives, being restricted to the marginals. This rudimentary hinge only develops later, and is absent in juveniles. The small tail terminates in a distinctive spike. It has a brown to yellow head is small to large with a non-projecting snout. The scutes on its relatively elongated shell usually have concentric dark and light rings. Females are larger than males and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhinoclemmys Annulata
The brown wood turtle or brown land turtle (''Rhinoclemmys annulata'') is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to Central America and northern South America. Taxonomy ''R. annulata'' is one of nine species of turtles in the genus ''Rhinoclemmys''. Geographic range ''R. annulata'' is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Lifestyle Little is known about reproduction and lifestyle. The male during the courtship on the female's head. A laying consists of only one or two e ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhinemys Rufipes
The red side-necked turtle (''Rhinemys rufipes''), red turtle, red-footed sideneck turtle, William's toadhead turtle, or red-footed Amazon side-necked turtle''Rhinemys rufipes '' The Reptile Database is a species of in the family . It is found in and possibly |
Pseudemys Rubriventris
The northern red-bellied turtle (''Pseudemys rubriventris'') or American red-bellied turtle is a species of turtle in the Pseudemys (cooter) genus of the family Emydidae. Description A fairly large river turtle, it averages about in length and weighs on average around , although large females can measure up to in length. Distribution and habitat It is endemic to the United States. The current range of the red-bellied turtle includes a population in Massachusetts, the Plymouth red-bellied turtle, which was previously considered a distinct subspecies (''Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi'') as well as the coastal areas of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. The red-bellied turtle has appeared on Pennsylvania Fish Commission lists of endangered amphibians and reptiles since 1978 (McCoy 1985). By 1985 the red-bellied turtle was known to exist in Pennsylvania only in isolated colonies in a few counties (McCoy 1985). Small (less than thirty individu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudemys Gorzugi
The Rio Grande cooter (''Pseudemys gorzugi'') is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is native to northeastern Mexico and the adjacent southwestern United States. Geographic range The Rio Grande cooter is found in the Rio Grande drainage of Mexico ( Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas), New Mexico, and Texas. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''P. gorzugi'' is freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of . Etymology The specific name, ''gorzugi'', is in honor of George R. Zug, Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles, National Museum of Natural History The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. It has free admission and is open 364 days a year. In 2021, with 7 .... Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Pseudemys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podocnemis Expansa
The Arrau turtle (''Podocnemis expansa''), also known as the South American river turtle, giant South American turtle, giant Amazon River turtle, Arrau sideneck turtle, Amazon River turtle or simply the Arrau, is the largest of the side-neck turtles (Pleurodira) and the largest freshwater turtle in Latin America. The species primarily feeds on plant material and typically nests in large groups on beaches. Due to hunting of adults, collecting of their eggs, pollution, habitat loss, and dams, the Arrau turtle is seriously threatened. Range and habitat Arrau turtles are found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo basins in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana. On occasion, typically after floods, individuals turn up in Trinidad. They are found in deep rivers, ponds, freshwater lagoons and flooded forest in white-, black- and clear-water. Appearance Arrau turtles can reach up to in weight and the carapace length is up to . Most individuals are conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangshura Smithii
The brown roofed turtle (''Pangshura smithii'') is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to South Asia. Two subspecies are recognized. Etymology The specific name, ''smithii'', is in honor of Scottish zoologist Andrew Smith. Description The carapace of ''P. smithii'' is much depressed and feebly keeled. The nuchal shield is small, trapezoidal, and broadest posteriorly. The first vertebral has sinuous lateral borders and is usually a little narrower in front than behind. The second vertebral is shortest, broader than long, and usually with straight or slightly convex posterior border. The third vertebral is considerably longer than broad, subquadrangular, and its posterior border is straight or slightly convex. The fourth vertebral is longest, tapering anteriorly and forming a narrow suture with the third. The fifth vertebral is much broader than the others. The large plastron is feebly angulated laterally. The front lobe is rounded. The hind l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesoclemmys Vanderhaegei
Vanderhaege's toad-headed turtle (''Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei'') is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to South America. Etymology The specific name, ''vanderhaegei'', is in honor of Maurice Vanderhaege, who is an expert in breeding reptiles in terraria.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei'', p. 272). Description ''M. vanderhaegei'' may grow to a carapace length of . The ellipsoidal carapace, similar to that of ''M. gibbus'' but with a low medial groove, is somewhat serrated with a shallow subcaudal notch, and usually broadest at the 8th marginals and highest on the 3rd vertebral. Some rough striations may occur on the scutes. Vertebrals are broader than long. The carapace is brown to gray or black. The plastron covers much of the carapacial opening, is slightly upturned anteriorly, and is posteriorly not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanochelys Trijuga
The Indian black turtle (''Melanochelys trijuga'') or Indian pond terrapin is a species of medium-sized freshwater turtle found in South Asia. Description Despite its name, the color of its upper shell or carapace can vary from reddish to dark brown and black with yellow streaks running along its length. The underside or plastron is uniformly brown in color. The face of this turtle may have yellow or orange marks and spots, with color varying between subspecies. The size of the species may vary from 38 to 45 cm. Distribution and habitat The species occurs in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Nepal, and the Chagos Archipelago, where it may have been introduced. There are five recognized subspecies with overlapping distributions: *''M. t. trijuga'': peninsula black turtle, India *''M. t. coronata'': Cochin black turtle, India *''M. t. indopeninsularis'': Bangladesh black turtle, India, Nepal *''M. t. parkeri'': Sri Lanka *''M. t. thermalis'': Sri Lanka blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauremys Japonica
The Japanese pond turtle (''Mauremys japonica''), also called commonly the Japanese pond terrapin and the Japanese pond tortoise, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae endemic to Japan. Its Japanese name is ''nihon ishigame'', Japanese stone turtle. Its population has decreased somewhat due to habitat loss, but it is not yet considered a threatened species. This species is known to hybridize with the Chinese pond turtle, the Chinese stripe-necked turtle, and the Chinese box turtle The Chinese box turtle (), also known as the yellow-margined box turtle, or golden-headed turtle, is a species of Asian box turtle. Taxonomy (biology), Taxonomically, it is called ''Cuora flavomarginata''. Anatomy ''C. flavomarginata'' has a hi ... (and possibly other Geoemydidae) in captivity. As these three species are much rarer and strongly declining in the wild, this should be avoided. The Japanese pond turtle is an aquatic species found in many freshwater bodies of water. These in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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