Ubiquitous toxins, global warming, nonnative predators, overcollection, habitat destruction and disease are key factors leading to their demise. Globally, about 20 percent of evaluated reptiles are threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List.
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Apr 27, 2022 · Here we provide a comprehensive extinction-risk assessment of reptiles and show that at least 1,829 out of 10,196 species (21.1%) are threatened ...
Apr 27, 2022 · While the study concludes that around a fifth of the reptiles are threatened with extinction, the conservation status for 15% of species are ...
Sep 30, 2022 · NC scientists join global reptile survey showing 21% of reptiles are in danger of becoming extinct.
May 11, 2022 · The study found that 30% of forest-dwelling reptiles are at risk of extinction, compared with 14% of reptiles in arid habitats. The study ...
Apr 27, 2022 · The study found that 30% of forest-dwelling reptiles are at risk of extinction, compared with 14% of reptiles in arid habitats. “I ...
Apr 27, 2022 · A new study, published today in Nature, assesses more than 10,000 reptiles around the world — from turtles, snakes and lizards to crocodiles — ...
Apr 27, 2022 · From lizards to snakes, such a loss could have disastrous impacts on ecosystems around the world, the study says.
Apr 27, 2022 · Of 10,196 reptile species analyzed, 21 percent percent were classified as endangered, critically endangered or vulnerable to extinction — ...
Apr 27, 2022 · Habitat loss, caused by expanding farmlands, urbanisation and logging, contributes more to the extinction risk of most reptiles than any other ...
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