List of least concern reptiles

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 2,900 least concern reptile species.[1] 56% of all evaluated reptile species are listed as least concern. The IUCN also lists two reptile subspecies as least concern.

Reptile species (IUCN, 2016-2)
  • 5130 extant species have been evaluated
  • 4220 of those are fully assessed[lower-alpha 1]
  • 3229 are not threatened at present[lower-alpha 2]
  • 989 to 1899 are threatened[lower-alpha 3]
  • 26 to 43 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
    • 24 extinct (EX) species[lower-alpha 4]
    • 2 extinct in the wild (EW)
    • 17 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
    • 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]

  1. excludes data deficient evaluations.
  2. NT, LR/cd, LC.
  3. Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
  4. Chart omits extinct (EX) species

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

  • Brisbane short-necked turtle (Emydura macquarii signata)

Crocodilia species

Tuatara

Lizards

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

Anguids

Includes slowworms, glass lizards, and alligator lizards.

Diplodactylids

Girdled lizards

Chameleons

Plated lizards

  • Blue-black plated sand lizard (Cordylosaurus subtessellatus)
  • Desert plated lizard (Gerrhosaurus skoogi)
  • African long-tailed seps (Tetradactylus africanus)
  • Tracheloptychus madagascariensis
  • Bronze girdled lizard (Zonosaurus aeneus)
  • Zonosaurus bemaraha
  • Zonosaurus brygooi
  • Karsten's girdled lizard (Zonosaurus karsteni)
  • Western girdled lizard (Zonosaurus laticaudatus)
  • Madagascar girdled lizard (Zonosaurus madagascariensis)
  • Ornate girdled lizard (Zonosaurus ornatus)
  • Zonosaurus trilineatus
  • Zonosaurus tsingy

Carphodactylids

Anoles

Gekkonids

Wall lizards

Skinks

Species

Subspecies

  • Egernia stokesii stokesii

Hoplocercin species

Collared lizards

Spectacled lizards

Sphaerodactylids

Night lizards

Teiids

Includes whiptails and tegus.

Worm lizards

Neotropical ground lizards

Eublepharids

Dragon lizards

Phyllodactylids

Phrynosomatids

Varanids

Liolaemids

Leiosaurids

Corytophanids

Madagascan iguanas

Other lizard species

Snakes

There are 1192 snake species assessed as least concern.

Pseudoxyrhophiids

Typhlopid blind snakes

Boids

Vipers

Prosymnids

  • Angolan shovel-snout (Prosymna ambigua)
  • Angola shovel-snout (Prosymna angolensis)
  • Jan's shoval-snout (Prosymna janii)
  • Ghana shovel-snout (Prosymna meleagris)
  • Pitman's shovelsnout snake (Prosymna pitmani)

Dipsadids

  • Burrowing snake (Adelphicos nigrilatum)
  • Middle American burrowing snake (Adelphicos quadrivirgatum)
  • Adelphicos sargii
  • Adelphicos visoninum
  • Amastridium sapperi
  • Rustyhead snake (Amastridium veliferum)
  • Apostolepis multicincta
  • Apostolepis phillipsae
  • Günther's Island racer (Arrhyton taeniatum)
  • Albuquerque ground snake (Atractus albuquerquei)
  • Bocourt's ground snake (Atractus bocourti)
  • Boettger's ground snake (Atractus boettgeri)
  • Thickhead ground snake (Atractus crassicaudatus)
  • Venezuela ground snake (Atractus duidensis)
  • Emigdio's ground snake (Atractus emigdioi)
  • Emmel's ground snake (Atractus emmeli)
  • Lasalle's ground snake (Atractus lasallei)
  • Limitan ground snake (Atractus limitaneus)
  • Brown ground snake (Atractus major)
  • Atractus manizalesensis
  • Marisela's ground snake (Atractus mariselae)
  • Atractus matthewi
  • Banded ground snake (Atractus multicinctus)
  • Basin ground snake (Atractus poeppigi)
  • St. Marta's ground snake (Atractus sanctaemartae)
  • Atractus snethlageae
  • Atractus steyermarki
  • Atractus tamessari
  • Atractus turikensis
  • One-banded ground snake (Atractus univittatus)
  • Speckled ground snake (Atractus ventrimaculatus)
  • Cuban lesser racer (Caraiba andreae)
  • Eastern wormsnake (Carphophis amoenus)
  • Carphophis vermis
  • Chersodromus liebmanni
  • Equatorial mussurana (Clelia equatoriana)
  • Clelia langeri
  • Mexican snake eater (Clelia scytalina)
  • Two-spotted snake (Coniophanes bipunctatus)
  • Coniophanes imperialis
  • Coniophanes meridanus
  • Coniophanes piceivittis
  • Five-striped snake (Coniophanes quinquevittatus)
  • Coniophanes schmidti
  • Conophis lineatus
  • Conophis vittatus
  • Sharp-tailed snake (Contia tenuis)
  • Dunn's road guarder (Crisantophis nevermanni)
  • Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
  • American snail-eater (Dipsas articulata)
  • Two-colored snail-eater (Dipsas bicolor)
  • Snail-eating thirst snake (Dipsas brevifacies)
  • Catesby's snail-eater (Dipsas catesbyi)
  • Dipsas chaparensis
  • Dipsas copei
  • Gaige's thirst snail-eater (Dipsas gaigae)
  • Dipsas nicholsi
  • Northern snail-eater (Dipsas pavonina)
  • Peruvian thirst snake (Dipsas peruana)
  • Pratt's snail-eater (Dipsas pratti)
  • Temporal snail-eater (Dipsas temporalis)
  • Vermiculate snail-eater (Dipsas vermiculata)
  • Bocourt's snail-eater (Dipsas viguieri)
  • Echinanthera undulata
  • Colombian longtail snake (Enuliophis sclateri)
  • Pacific longtail snake (Enulius flavitorques)
  • Double-banded coral snake mimic (Erythrolamprus bizona)
  • Erythrolamprus ceii
  • Drab ground snake (Erythrolamprus festae)
  • Günther's false coral snake (Erythrolamprus guentheri)
  • Erythrolamprus ingeri
  • Jaeger's ground snake (Erythrolamprus jaegeri)
  • Erythrolamprus janaleeae
  • Long ground snake (Erythrolamprus longiventris)
  • Shaw's dark ground snake (Erythrolamprus melanotus)
  • Mertens' tropical forest snake (Erythrolamprus mertensi)
  • Mimic false coral snake (Erythrolamprus mimus)
  • Erythrolamprus pseudocorallus
  • Arrow ground snake (Erythrolamprus sagittifer)
  • Thin ground snake (Erythrolamprus taeniurus)
  • Velvety swamp snake (Erythrolamprus torrenicola)
  • Crown ground snake (Erythrolamprus viridis)
  • Erythrolamprus zweifeli
  • Mud snake (Farancia abacura)
  • Rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma)
  • Sierra Mije earth snake (Geophis anocularis)
  • Colombian earth snake (Geophis brachycephalus)
  • Chiapas earth snake (Geophis cancellatus)
  • Keeled earth snake (Geophis carinosus)
  • Mesa del Sur earth snake (Geophis dubius)
  • Sierra Juarez earth snake (Geophis duellmani)
  • Dugès' earth snake (Geophis dugesii)
  • Godman's earth snake (Geophis godmani)
  • Hoffmann's earth snake (Geophis hoffmanni)
  • Downs' earth snake (Geophis immaculatus)
  • Mesa central earth snake (Geophis laticinctus)
  • Highland earth snake (Geophis mutitorques)
  • Coffee earth snake (Geophis nasalis)
  • Guerreran earth snake (Geophis omiltemanus)
  • Rosebelly earth snake (Geophis rhodogaster)
  • Ruthven's earth snake (Geophis ruthveni)
  • Coral earth snake (Geophis semidoliatus)
  • Geophis tectus
  • Geophis zeledoni
  • Daniel's keelback (Helicops danieli)
  • Shreve's keelback (Helicops pastazae)
  • Ladder keelback (Helicops scalaris)
  • Equatorial keelback (Helicops trivittatus)
  • Western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus)
  • Eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
  • Costa Rica water snake (Hydromorphus concolor)
  • Hydrops caesurus
  • Amazon water snake (Hydrops martii)
  • Baja California night snake (Hypsiglena slevini)
  • Night snake (Hypsiglena torquata)
  • Western tree snake (Imantodes inornatus)
  • Imantodes tenuissimus
  • Rainforest cat-eyed snake (Leptodeira frenata)
  • Southwestern cat-eyed snake (Leptodeira maculata)
  • Black-banded cat-eyed snake (Leptodeira nigrofasciata)
  • Western cat-eyed snake (Leptodeira punctata)
  • Leptodeira rhombifera
  • Leptodeira rubricata
  • Splendid cat-eyed snake (Leptodeira splendida)
  • Uribe's false cat-eyed snake (Leptodeira uribei)
  • Lema's ground snake (Lygophis dilepis)
  • Lygophis elegantissimus
  • Jan's hognose snake (Lystrophis histricus)
  • Ringed hognose snake (Lystrophis semicinctus)
  • Manolepis putnami
  • Two-colored mussurana (Mussurana bicolor)
  • Ringneck coffee snake (Ninia diademata)
  • Spotted coffee snake (Ninia maculata)
  • Ninia pavimentata
  • Cope's coffee snake (Ninia psephota)
  • Redback coffee snake (Ninia sebae)
  • Rough coffee snake (Nothopsis rugosus)
  • Bibron's false coral snake (Oxyrhopus doliatus)
  • Oxyrhopus erdisii
  • Fitzinger's false coral snake (Oxyrhopus fitzingeri)
  • Werner's false coral snake (Oxyrhopus leucomelas)
  • Boulenger's false coral snake (Oxyrhopus marcapatae)
  • Tschudi's false coral snake (Oxyrhopus melanogenys)
  • Oxyrhopus occipitalis
  • Phalotris cuyanus
  • Dumeril's diadem snake (Phalotris lemniscatus)
  • Phalotris sansebastiani
  • Phalotris tricolor
  • Diurnal vine snake (Philodryas argenteus)
  • Philodryas chamissonis
  • Philodryas cordata
  • Southern sharpnose snake (Philodryas georgeboulengeri)
  • Günther's green racer (Philodryas psammophidea)
  • Schmidt's green racer (Philodryas tachymenoides)
  • Philodryas trilineata
  • Jan's green racer (Philodryas varia)
  • Banded pampas snake (Phimophis vittatus)
  • Pliocercus bicolor
  • Pliocercus elapoides
  • Cope's false coral snake (Pliocercus euryzonus)
  • Pseudalsophis dorsalis
  • Pseudalsophis elegans
  • Pseudalsophis occidentalis
  • Paraná false boa (Pseudoboa haasi)
  • South American pond snake (Pseudoeryx plicatilis)
  • False cat-eyed snake (Pseudoleptodeira latifasciata)
  • False tomodon snake (Pseudotomodon trigonatus)
  • Wide ground snake (Psomophis obtusus)
  • Brazilian bird snake (Rhachidelus brazili)
  • Thick graceful brown snake (Rhadinaea calligaster)
  • Pine woods snake (Rhadinaea flavilata)
  • Western graceful brown snake (Rhadinaea hesperia)
  • Crowned graceful brown snake (Rhadinaea laureata)
  • Sargent's graceful brown snake (Rhadinaea sargenti)
  • Pine-oak snake (Rhadinaea taeniata)
  • Rhadinella anachoreta
  • Godman's graceful brown snake (Rhadinella godmani)
  • Kinkelin graceful brown snake (Rhadinella kinkelini)
  • Tearful pine-oak snake (Rhadinella lachrymans)
  • Brokencollar graceful brown snake (Rhadinella schistosa)
  • Rhadinella serperaster
  • Ringed snail sucker (Sibon annulatus)
  • Cope's snail sucker (Sibon anthracops)
  • Argus snail sucker (Sibon argus)
  • Slender snail sucker (Sibon dimidiatus)
  • Sibon fischeri
  • Stejneger's snail sucker (Sibon longifrenis)
  • Sibon sanniolus
  • Boulenger's tree snake (Sibynomorphus ventrimaculatus)
  • Tropical flat snake (Siphlophis compressus)
  • Common spotted night snake (Siphlophis leucocephalus)
  • Guanabara spotted night snake (Siphlophis pulcher)
  • Worontzow's spotted night snake (Siphlophis worontzowi)
  • Boulenger's slender snake (Tachymenis affinis)
  • Chilean slender snake (Tachymenis chilensis)
  • Peru slender snake (Tachymenis peruviana)
  • Taeniophallus affinis
  • Roze's coastal house snake (Thamnodynastes chimanta)
  • Thamnodynastes corocoroensis
  • Thamnodynastes dixoni
  • Thamnodynastes duida
  • Thamnodynastes gambotensis
  • Thamnodynastes marahuaquensis
  • Amazon coastal house snake (Thamnodynastes pallidus)
  • Thamnodynastes paraguanae
  • Coastal house snake (Thamnodynastes strigatus)
  • Thamnodynastes yavi
  • Orangebelly swamp snake (Tretanorhinus nigroluteus)
  • Günther's tropical ground snake (Trimetopon gracile)
  • Cope's tropical ground snake (Trimetopon pliolepis)
  • Slevin's tropical ground snake (Trimetopon slevini)
  • Western snail-eating snake (Tropidodipsas annulifera)
  • Fischer's snail-eating snake (Tropidodipsas fischeri)
  • Philippi's snail-eating snake (Tropidodipsas philippii)
  • Terrestrial snail sucker (Tropidodipsas sartorii)
  • Serra snake (Tropidodryas serra)
  • Urotheca guentheri
  • Urotheca lateristriga
  • Urotheca multilineata
  • Urotheca pachyura
  • Neuwied's false fer-de-lance (Xenodon neuwiedii)
  • Xenodon werneri
  • Wucherer's ground snake (Xenopholis scalaris)

Xenodermatids

Shield-tailed snakes

Pythons

Elapids

Calamariids

  • White-bellied reed snake (Calamaria albiventer)
  • Bicoloured reed snake (Calamaria bicolor)
  • Banded worm snake (Calamaria bitorques)
  • Bornean reed snake (Calamaria borneensis)
  • Everett's reed snake (Calamaria everetti)
  • Gervais' worm snake (Calamaria gervaisi)
  • Gimlett's reed snake (Calamaria gimletti)
  • Grabowsky's reed snake (Calamaria grabowskyi)
  • Lined reed snake (Calamaria griswoldi)
  • Calamaria hilleniusi
  • Calamaria leucogaster
  • Linnaeus's reed snake (Calamaria linnaei)
  • Low's reed snake (Calamaria lovii)
  • Variable reed snake (Calamaria lumbricoidea)
  • Kapuas reed snake (Calamaria melanota)
  • Calamaria modesta
  • Mueller's reed snake (Calamaria muelleri)
  • Narrow-headed reed snake (Calamaria nuchalis)
  • Collared reed snake (Calamaria pavimentata)
  • Red-headed reed snake (Calamaria schlegeli)
  • Schmidt's reed snake (Calamaria schmidti)
  • Hong Kong dwarf snake (Calamaria septentrionalis)
  • Yellow-bellied reed snake (Calamaria suluensis)
  • Sumatran reed snake (Calamaria sumatrana)
  • Short-tailed reed snake (Calamaria virgulata)
  • Mountain dwarf snake (Collorhabdium williamsoni)
  • Chan-ard mountain reed snake (Macrocalamus chanardi)
  • Genting highlands reed snake (Macrocalamus gentingensis)
  • Jason's reed snake (Macrocalamus jasoni)
  • Malayan mountain reed snake (Macrocalamus lateralis)
  • Schulz's reed snake (Macrocalamus schulzi)
  • Tweedie's reed snake (Macrocalamus tweediei)
  • Vogel's reed snake (Macrocalamus vogeli)
  • White-collared reed snake (Pseudorabdion albonuchalis)
  • Zamboanga burrowing snake (Pseudorabdion ater)
  • Mocquard's reed snake (Pseudorabdion collaris)
  • Eiselt's dwarf reed snake (Pseudorabdion eiselti)
  • Dwarf reed snake (Pseudorabdion longiceps)
  • Negros light-scaled burrowing snake (Pseudorabdion oxycephalum)
  • Pseudorabdion saravacense

Lamprophiids

  • Cape file snake (Gonionotophis capensis)
  • Savanna lesser file snake (Gonionotophis grantii)
  • Matschie's African ground snake (Gonionotophis klingi)
  • Black file snake (Gonionotophis nyassae)
  • Aurora house snake (Lamprophis aurora)
  • Tanganyika water snake (Lycodonomorphus bicolor)
  • Black house snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)
  • Lined water snake (Lycodonomorphus subtaeniatus)
  • Whyte's water snake (Lycodonomorphus whytii)
  • Eastern wolf snake (Lycophidion acutirostre)
  • Lycophidion albomaculatum
  • Lycophidion nigromaculatum
  • Forest wolf snake (Lycophidion ornatum)
  • Lycophidion semicinctum

Indo-Australian water snakes

Colubrids

Keelbacks

Burrowing asps

Pareatids

Thread snakes

Psammophiids

Pseudoxenodontids

Other snake species

See also

References

  1. "IUCN Red List version 2016-2". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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