List of least concern reptiles
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 2,900 least concern reptile species. 56% of all evaluated reptile species are listed as least concern. The IUCN also lists two reptile subspecies as least concern.
- Extinct in the wild (EW): 2 species
- Critically endangered (CR): 196 species
- Endangered (EN): 382 species
- Vulnerable (VU): 411 species
- Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 329 species
- Least concern (LC): 2,900 species
- Data deficient (DD): 910 species
Reptile species (IUCN, 2016-2)
- 5130 extant species have been evaluated
- 4220 of those are fully assessed
- 3229 are not threatened at present
- 989 to 1899 are threatened
- 26 to 43 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
- 24 extinct (EX) species
- 2 extinct in the wild (EW)
- 17 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
- 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]
- excludes data deficient evaluations.
- NT, LR/cd, LC.
- Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
- 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.
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