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[1] 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.
The viviparous lizard, or common lizard, (Zootoca vivipara, formerly Lacerta vivipara) is a Eurasian lizard.It lives farther north than any other species of non-marine reptile, and is named for the fact that it is viviparous, meaning it gives birth to live young (although they will sometimes lay eggs normally). [3]
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 ...
The common chuckwalla is the species with the ... Two rare and endangered species are the Montserrat ... The lizards may be found at elevations up to 4,500 ft (1,370 ...
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said an endangered species listing for the lizard "would have had devastating consequences for Texas jobs and for the nation's energy security" while American Petroleum ...
Family Crotaphytidae (collared lizards) Reticulated collared lizard (Crotaphytus reticulatus) VU; Blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila) EN; Family Phrynosomatidae (horned lizards and spiny lizards) Dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus) VU; Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard (Uma inornata) EN; Family Teiidae (whiptails)
Much of the the 2.5-inch-long (6.5-centimeter), spiny, light brown lizard's remaining habitat has been fragmented, preventing the species from finding mates beyond those already living close by ...
As a result, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday in a 12-month finding that the Plateau spot-tailed earless lizard will not be listed under the Endangered Species Act.