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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. Of all evaluated reptile species, 7.4% 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 extinction". 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 578 reptile species which are endangered or critically endangered.

Additionally 910 reptile species (18% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN. While the category of data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed".

This is a complete list of endangered reptile species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have endangered subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated.

Turtles and tortoises

There are 44 species, one subspecies, and one subpopulation of turtle assessed as endangered.

Cheloniids

Species

Subpopulations

Tortoises

Species

Subspecies

  • Western Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni hermanni)

Geoemydids

Trionychids

Chelids

Emydids

Lizards

There are 241 species and seven subspecies of lizard assessed as endangered.

Iguanids

Includes iguanas and related species.

Species

Subspecies

Anguids

Includes slowworms, glass lizards, and alligator lizards.

Diplodactylids

  • Sclerophyll bavayia (Bavayia exsuccida)
  • Bavayia goroensis
  • Ornate bavayia (Bavayia ornata)
  • Large-scaled chameleon gecko (Eurydactylodes symmetricus)
  • Rough-snouted giant gecko (Rhacodactylus trachyrhynchus)

Chameleons

Anoles

  • Ahl's anole (Anolis ahli)
  • Anolis amplisquamosus

Gekkonids

Wall lizards

  • Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii
  • Blanc's fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus blanci)
  • Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus schreiberi)
  • Spanish algyroides (Algyroides marchi)
  • Bendimahi lizard (Darevskia bendimahiensis)
  • Clarks' lizard (Darevskia clarkorum)
  • Rostombekov's lizard (Darevskia rostombekowi)
  • Uzzell's lizard (Darevskia uzzelli)
  • Aran rock lizard (Iberolacerta aranica)
  • Aurelio's rock lizard (Iberolacerta aurelioi)
  • Iberolacerta cyreni
  • Fraas' lizard (Parvilacerta fraasii)
  • Philochortus zolii
  • Phoenicolacerta kulzeri
  • Podarcis carbonelli
  • Podarcis cretensis
  • Lilford's wall lizard (Podarcis lilfordi)
  • Green Psammodromus (Psammodromus microdactylus)
  • Miyako grass lizard (Takydromus toyamai)

Skinks

Species

  • Rock skink (Amphiglossus decaryi)
  • Limbless worm skink (Brachymeles vermis)
  • Koumac litter skink (Caledoniscincus auratus)
  • Chazeau's litter skink (Caledoniscincus chazeaui)
  • Panié litter skink (Caledoniscincus orestes)
  • Renevier's litter skink (Caledoniscincus renevieri)
  • Southern pale-hipped skink (Celatiscincus euryotis)
  • Northern pale-hipped skink (Celatiscincus similis)
  • Two-fingered skink (Chalcides mauritanicus)
  • Doumergue's skink (Chalcides parallelus)
  • Chalcides simonyi
  • Vaillant's mabuya (Chioninia vaillantii)
  • Boulenger's dasia (Dasia subcaerulea)
  • Micronesian skink (Emoia adspersa)
  • Anatom emo skink (Emoia aneityumensis)
  • Micronesia forest skink (Emoia boettgeri)
  • Vitilevu mountain treeskink (Emoia campbelli)
  • Olive small-scaled skink (Emoia lawesi)
  • Vanualevu slender treeskink (Emoia mokosariniveikau)
  • Ponape skink (Emoia ponapea)
  • Samoa skink (Emoia samoensis)
  • Viti barred treeskink (Emoia trossula)
  • Blue Mountain water skink (Eulamprus leuraensis)
  • Poona skink (Eurylepis poonaensis)
  • Inger's mabuya (Eutropis clivicola)
  • Brauer's burrowing skink (Janetaescincus braueri)
  • Vesey-Fitzgerald's burrowing skink (Janetaescincus veseyfitzgeraldi)
  • Kanakysaurus viviparus
  • Kanakysaurus zebratus
  • Deignan tree skink (Lankascincus deignani)
  • Five-toed skink (Leptosiaphos pauliani)
  • Mount Cooper striped lerista (Lerista vittata)
  • Maruia maquis skink (Lioscincus maruia)
  • White-lipped forest skink (Lioscincus steindachneri)
  • Rusty skink (Madascincus macrolepis)
  • Uluguru limbless skink (Melanoseps emmrichi)
  • Nannoscincus garrulus
  • Greer's dwarf skink (Nannoscincus greeri)
  • Forêt plate dwarf skink (Nannoscincus humectus)
  • Slevin's dwarf skink (Nannoscincus slevini)
  • Otago skink (Oligosoma otagense)
  • Terror skink (Phoboscincus bocourti)
  • Pseudoacontias angelorum
  • Pygomeles petteri
  • Legless burrowing skink (Scelotes inornatus)
  • Sirenoscincus yamagishi
  • Sulu sphenomorphus (Sphenomorphus biparietalis)
  • Puerto Rican skink (Spondylurus nitidus)
  • Adelaide pygmy blue-tongue skink (Tiliqua adelaidensis)
  • Typhlacontias kataviensis
  • Voeltzkowia mira

Subspecies

  • Egernia stokesii badia
  • Eulamprus tympanum marnieae

Spectacled lizards

  • Pamplona anadia (Anadia pamplonensis)
  • Anadia pariaensis
  • Calyptommatus confusionibus
  • Echinosaura brachycephala
  • Martinique spectacled tegu (Gymnophthalmus pleii)
  • Parker's pholidobolus (Macropholidus annectens)
  • Proctoporus cephalolineatus
  • Riama balneator
  • Colombian lightbulb lizard (Riama columbiana)
  • Tropical lightbulb lizard (Riama oculata)
  • Riama petrorum

Sphaerodactylids

  • Estados Sucre gecko (Gonatodes seigliei)
  • Lepidoblepharis williamsi
  • Guantanamo coastal gecko (Sphaerodactylus armasi)
  • Monito gecko (Sphaerodactylus micropithecus)
  • Pepper sphaero (Sphaerodactylus pimienta)
  • Boulenger's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus scapularis)
  • Sphaerodactylus storeyae

Phrynosomatids

Liolaemids

  • Arambaré tree iguana (Liolaemus arambarensis)
  • Liolaemus leopardinus
  • Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri
  • Dragon of Torres (Liolaemus manueli)
  • Liolaemus multimaculatus
  • Shoulder tree iguana (Liolaemus scapularis)

Other lizard species

  • Ameiva provitaae
  • Anniella geronimensis
  • Spineless forest lizard (Calotes liocephalus)
  • Leaf-nosed lizard (Ceratophora tennentii)
  • Dwarf Karoo girdled lizard (Cordylus aridus)
  • Mecula girdled lizard (Cordylus meculae)
  • Venerable collared lizard (Crotaphytus antiquus)
  • Cassine river worm lizard (Cynisca oligopholis)
  • Blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila)
  • Cat ba tiger gecko (Goniurosaurus catbaensis)
  • Kuroiwa's ground gecko (Goniurosaurus kuroiwae)
  • Lipetz's tropical night lizard (Lepidophyma lipetzi)
  • Dunn's spinytail lizard (Morunasaurus groi)
  • Nephrurus deleani
  • Indian kangaroo lizard (Otocryptis beddomii)
  • Narrow leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus angustidigitus)
  • Chinese crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus)
  • Modest whorltail iguana (Stenocercus modestus)
  • Giant wall gecko (Tarentola gigas)
  • Udzungwa long-tailed seps (Tetradactylus udzungwensis)
  • Panay monitor (Varanus mabitang)
  • Varanus macraei
  • Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
  • Xenosaurus newmanorum
  • Xenosaurus platyceps
  • Zonosaurus subunicolor

Snakes

There are 97 species and one subspecies of snake assessed as endangered.

Typhlopid blind snakes

  • Gierra's blind snake (Afrotyphlops gierrai)
  • Grenada bank blindsnake (Amerotyphlops tasymicris)
  • Uluguru gracile blind-snake (Letheobia uluguruensis)
  • Ramphotyphlops suluensis
  • Haitian pale-lipped blindsnake (Typhlops capitulatus)
  • Tiburon Peninsula blindsnake (Typhlops hectus)
  • Mona blind snake (Typhlops monensis)
  • Schmutz's worm snake (Typhlops schmutzi)

Vipers

Species

Subspecies

Dipsadids

  • Dary's burrowing snake (Adelphicos daryi)
  • Adelphicos ibarrorum
  • Leeward island racer (Alsophis rijgersmaei)
  • Red-bellied racer (Alsophis rufiventris)
  • Terre-de-Haut racer (Alsophis sanctonum)
  • Carrion's ground snake (Atractus carrioni)
  • Atractus occidentalis
  • Calamodontophis ronaldoi
  • Chapinophis xanthocheilus
  • Chersodromus rubriventris
  • Enulius roatenensis
  • Ornate ground snake (Erythrolamprus ornatus)
  • Barbados racer (Erythrolamprus perfuscus)
  • Williams' ground snake (Erythrolamprus williamsi)
  • Mertens' earth snake (Geophis fulvoguttatus)
  • Geophis talamancae
  • Marcella's graceful brown snake (Rhadinaea marcellae)
  • Nuevo Leon graceful brown snake (Rhadinaea montana)
  • Stadelman's graceful brown snake (Rhadinaea stadelmani)
  • Hempstead's pine woods snake (Rhadinella hempsteadae)
  • Posada's graceful brown snake (Rhadinella posadasi)
  • Sibon lamari
  • Sichuan hot-spring keelback (Thermophis zhaoermii)
  • Dunn's tropical ground snake (Trimetopon simile)

Elapids

  • Dusky sea snake (Aipysurus fuscus)
  • Somali garter snake (Elapsoidea chelazzii)
  • Black garter snake (Elapsoidea nigra)
  • Catamayo coral snake (Micrurus catamayensis)
  • Fiji snake (Ogmodon vitianus)

Colubrids

  • Perrotet's vine snake (Ahaetulla perroteti)
  • Bourret's cat snake (Boiga bourreti)
  • Banded green cat snake (Boiga saengsomi)
  • Sichuan rat snake (Euprepiophis perlacea)
  • Ficimia hardyi
  • Cyprus whip snake (Hierophis cypriensis)
  • Sulu short-headed snake (Oligodon meyerinkii)
  • Oxybelis wilsoni
  • Louisiana pinesnake (Pituophis ruthveni)
  • Yellow-lined centipede snake (Tantilla flavilineata)
  • Mena's centipede snake (Tantilla lempira)
  • Rim rock crown snake (Tantilla oolitica)
  • Potosí centipede snake (Tantilla shawi)
  • Telescopus hoogstraali
  • Schmidt's bold-eyed tree snake (Thrasops schmidti)

Keelbacks

Other snake species

  • Ramsay's python (Aspidites ramsayi)
  • Yunnan reed snake (Calamaria yunnanensis)
  • Round Island boa (Casarea dussumieri)
  • Cerberus microlepis
  • Virgin Islands boa (Chilabothrus granti)
  • Mona Island boa (Chilabothrus monensis)
  • Cropan's boa (Corallus cropanii)
  • Enhydris vorisi
  • Seychelles house snake (Lamprophis geometricus)
  • Travancore Hills thorntail snake (Platyplectrurus madurensis)
  • Mountain burrowing snake (Pseudorabdion montanum)
  • Travancore earth snake (Rhinophis travancoricus)

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