List Of Least Concern Reptiles
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As of September 2016, the
International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
(IUCN) lists 2,900
least concern A least-concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated as not being a focus of species conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wild. T ...
reptile Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, squamates (lizards and snakes) and rhynchocephalians ( ...
species. 56% of all evaluated reptile species are listed as least concern. The IUCN also lists two reptile subspecies as least concern. Of the subpopulations of reptiles evaluated by the IUCN, six species subpopulations have been assessed as least concern. This is a complete list of least concern reptile species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have least concern subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated.


Turtles and tortoises

Species Subspecies *Emydura macquarii signata, Brisbane short-necked turtle (''Emydura macquarii signata'')


Crocodilia species


Tuatara

*Sphenodon punctatus, Cook Strait tuatara (''Sphenodon punctatus'')


Lizards

There are 1657 species and one subspecies of lizard assessed as least concern.


Anguidae, Anguids


Diplodactylidae, Diplodactylids


Cordylidae, Girdled lizards


Chamaeleonidae, Chameleons


Gerrhosauridae, Plated lizards


Carphodactylidae, Carphodactylids


Dactyloidae, Anoles


Gekkonidae, Gekkonids


Lacertidae, Wall lizards


Scincidae, Skinks

Species Subspecies *''Egernia stokesii stokesii'' *Tiliqua scincoides scincoides, Eastern blue-tongued lizard (''Tiliqua scincoides scincoides'')


Hoplocercidae, Hoplocercin species


Crotaphytidae, Collared lizards


Gymnophthalmidae, Spectacled lizards


Sphaerodactylidae, Sphaerodactylids


Xantusiidae, Night lizards


Teiidae, Teiids


Amphisbaenidae, Worm lizards


Tropiduridae, Neotropical ground lizards


Eublepharidae, Eublepharids


Agamidae, Dragon lizards


Phyllodactylidae, Phyllodactylids


Phrynosomatidae, Phrynosomatids


Varanidae, Varanids


Liolaemidae, Liolaemids


Leiosauridae, Leiosaurids


Corytophanidae, Corytophanids


Opluridae, Madagascan iguanas


Other lizard species


Snakes

There are 1192 snake species assessed as least concern.


Pseudoxyrhophiidae, Pseudoxyrhophiids


Typhlopidae, Typhlopid blind snakes


Boidae, Boids


Viperidae, Vipers


Prosymnidae, Prosymnids


Dipsadidae, Dipsadids


Xenodermatidae, Xenodermatids


Uropeltidae, Shield-tailed snakes


Pythonidae, Pythons


Elapidae, Elapids


Calamariidae, Calamariids


Lamprophiidae, Lamprophiids


Homalopsidae, Indo-Australian water snakes


Colubridae, Colubrids


Natricidae, Keelbacks


Atractaspididae, Burrowing asps


Pareatidae, Pareatids


Leptotyphlopidae, Thread snakes


Psammophiidae, Psammophiids


Pseudoxenodontidae, Pseudoxenodontids


Other snake species


See also

* Lists of IUCN Red List least concern species * List of near threatened reptiles * List of vulnerable reptiles * List of endangered reptiles * List of critically endangered reptiles * List of recently extinct reptiles * List of data deficient reptiles


References

IUCN Red List least concern species, *Reptiles Lists of animals by conservation status, Least concern reptiles Lists of reptiles, Least concern reptiles {{bots, deny=BG19bot,Yobot