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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
The conservation status of the world's reptiles
Biological Conservation, Volume 157, Year 2013
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Effective and targeted conservation action requires detailed information about species, their distribution, systematics and ecology as well as the distribution of threat processes which affect them. Knowledge of reptilian diversity remains surprisingly disparate, and innovative means of gaining rapid insight into the status of reptiles are needed in order to highlight urgent conservation cases and inform environmental policy with appropriate biodiversity information in a timely manner. We present the first ever global analysis of extinction risk in reptiles, based on a random representative sample of 1500 species (16% of all currently known species). To our knowledge, our results provide the first analysis of the global conservation status and distribution patterns of reptiles and the threats affecting them, highlighting conservation priorities and knowledge gaps which need to be addressed urgently to ensure the continued survival of the world's reptiles. Nearly one in five reptilian species are threatened with extinction, with another one in five species classed as Data Deficient. The proportion of threatened reptile species is highest in freshwater environments, tropical regions and on oceanic islands, while data deficiency was highest in tropical areas, such as Central Africa and Southeast Asia, and among fossorial reptiles. Our results emphasise the need for research attention to be focussed on tropical areas which are experiencing the most dramatic rates of habitat loss, on fossorial reptiles for which there is a chronic lack of data, and on certain taxa such as snakes for which extinction risk may currently be underestimated due to lack of population information. Conservation actions specifically need to mitigate the effects of human-induced habitat loss and harvesting, which are the predominant threats to reptiles. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Böhm, Monika
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London Institute of Zoology
Collen, Ben
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London Institute of Zoology
Baillie, Jonathan E.M.
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Bowles, Philip
United States, Arlington
Conservation International
Chanson, Janice S.
Switzerland, Gland
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Cox, Neil A.
United States, Arlington
Conservation International
Switzerland, Gland
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Hammerson, Geoffrey A.
Unknown Affiliation
Hoffmann, Mike
United Kingdom, Cambridge
United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Livingstone, Suzanne R.
United Kingdom, Glasgow
University of Glasgow
Ram, Mala
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London Institute of Zoology
Rhodin, Anders G.J.
Unknown Affiliation
Stuart, Simon N.
Switzerland, Gland
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
United Kingdom, Cambridge
United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
United States, Arlington
Conservation International
United Kingdom, Bath
University of Bath
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Al Ain Wildlife Park and Resort
van Dijk, Peter Paul
United States, Arlington
Conservation International
Young, Bruce E.
United States, Arlington
Natureserve
Afuang, Leticia E.
Philippines, Los Banos
University of the Philippines Los Banos
Aghasyan, Aram L.
Unknown Affiliation
García, Andrés M.
Mexico, Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Aguilar-Puntriano, César
Peru, Lima
Museo de Historia Natural, Lima
Ajtíc, Rastko D.
Unknown Affiliation
Akarsu, Ferdi
Turkey, Ankara
Doga Dernegi
Alencar, Laura R.V.
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Allison, Allen
United States, Honolulu
Bishop Museum
Ananjeva, Natalia B.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Anderson, Steven C.
United States, Stockton
University of the Pacific, California
Andrén, Claes
Unknown Affiliation
Ariano-Sánchez, Daniel
Unknown Affiliation
Arredondo, Juan Camilo
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Auliya, Mark
Germany, Leipzig
Helmholtz Zentrum Für Umweltforschung
Austin, Christopher Cowell
United States, Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Avcı, Aziz
Turkey, Aydin
Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Baker, Patrick Joseph
United States, College Station
Texas a and M University System
Barreto-Lima, A. F.
Brazil, Porto Alegre
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Barrio-Amorós, César Luis
Venezuela, Merida
Fundación Andígena
Basu, Dhruvayothi
Unknown Affiliation
Bates, Michael F.
South Africa, Bloemfontein
National Museum, Bloemfontein
Batistella, Alexandre Milaré
Unknown Affiliation
Bauer, Aaron Matthew
United States, Villanova
Villanova University
Bennett, Daniel J.
Unknown Affiliation
Böhme, Wolfgang
Germany, Bonn
Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig
Broadley, Donald G.
Zimbabwe, Bulawayo
Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe
Brown, Rafe M.
United States, Lawrence
University of Kansas
Burgess, Joseph P.
Unknown Affiliation
Captain, Ashok S.
Unknown Affiliation
Carreira, Santiago
Uruguay, Montevideo
Universidad de la Republica
Castañeda, María Del Rosario
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Castro, Fernando
Colombia, Cali
Universidad Del Valle, Cali
Catenazzi, Alessandro
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Cedeño-Vázquez, José Rogelio
Unknown Affiliation
Chapple, David G.
Australia, Clayton
Monash University
Cheylan, Marc
France, Montpellier
Centre D’ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F.
Ecuador, Quito
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Cogǎlniceanu, Dan
Romania, Constanta
Ovidius University of Constanta
Cogger, Harold G.
Australia, Sydney
Australian Museum
Corti, Claudia
Italy, Florence
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze
Costa, Gabriel C.
Brazil, Natal
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Couper, Patrick J.
Australia, Brisbane
Queensland Museum
Courtney, Tony
Australia, Brisbane
Queensland Government
Crnobrnja-Isailovíc, Jelka
Serbia, Nis
University of Niš
Crochét, Pierre André
France, Montpellier
Centre D’ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Crother, Brian I.
United States, Hammond
Southeastern Louisiana University
Cruz, Félix Benjamín Benjamín
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Daltry, Jennifer C.
Unknown Affiliation
Ranjit Daniels, R. J.
Unknown Affiliation
Das, Indraneil
Malaysia, Kota Samarahan
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
de Silva, Anslem V.K.V.
Sri Lanka, Mihintale
Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Diesmos, Arvin Cantor
Philippines, Manila
National Museum of the Philippines
Dirksen, Lutz
Unknown Affiliation
Doan, Tiffany M.
United States, New Britain
Central Connecticut State University
Dodd, C. Kenneth
United States, Gainesville
University of Florida
Doody, Jean Sean
Australia, Clayton
Monash University
Dorcas, Michael E.
United States, Davidson
Davidson College
Duarte de Barros Filho, Jose
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Egan, Vincent T.
Unknown Affiliation
El Mouden, El Hassan
Morocco, Marakech
Université Cadi Ayyad
Embert, Dirk
Bolivia, Santa Cruz
Fundacion Amigos de la Naturaleza
Espinoza, Robert E.
United States, Northridge
California State University, Northridge
Fallabrino, Alejandro
Uruguay, Montevideo
Karumbé
Feng, Xie
China, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Feng, Zhaojun
China, Xuzhou
Jiangsu Normal University
Fitzgerald, Lee A.
United States, College Station
Texas A&m University
Flores-Villela, Oscar A.
Mexico, Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
França, Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues
Brazil, Joao Pessoa
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Frost, Darrell
United States, New York
American Museum of Natural History
Gadsden, Héctor E.
Mexico, Xalapa
Instituto de Ecología, A.c.
Gamble, Tony
United States, Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Ganesh, Sumaithangi Rajagopalan
India, Chennai
Chennai Snake Park
García, Miguel A.
Unknown Affiliation
García-Pérez, Juan Elías
Unknown Affiliation
Gatus, Joey L.
Philippines, Cebu
University of San Carlos
Gaulke, Maren
Germany, Munich
Ludwig-maximilians-universität München
Géniez, Philippe H.
France, Paris
École Pratique Des Hautes Études
Georges, Arthur
Australia, Canberra
University of Canberra
Gerlach, Justin
Unknown Affiliation
Goldberg, Stephen R.
United States, Whittier
Whittier College
Gonzalez, Juan Carlos Tecson
Philippines, Los Banos
University of the Philippines Los Banos
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Gower, David J.
United Kingdom, London
The Natural History Museum, London
Grant, Tandora D.
United States, San Diego
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Greenbaum, Eli
United States, El Paso
The University of Texas at el Paso
Grieco, Cristina
Unknown Affiliation
Guo, Peng
China, Yibin
Yibin University
Hare, Kelly M.
New Zealand, Dunedin
University of Otago
Hedges, Stephen Blair
United States, University Park
Pennsylvania State University
Heideman, Neil J.L.
South Africa, Bloemfontein
University of the Free State
Hilton-Taylor, Craig
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Global Species Programme
Hitchmough, Rodney A.
New Zealand, Wellington
Te Papa Atawhai
Hutchinson, Mark N.
Australia, Adelaide
South Australian Museum
Ineich, Ivan
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Iverson, John B.
United States, Richmond
Earlham College
Jaksic, Fabian M.
Chile, Santiago
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Jenkins, Richard K.B.
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Madagasikara Voakajy
United Kingdom, Canterbury
University of Kent
United Kingdom, Bangor
Bangor University
Joger, Ulrich
Germany, Braunschweig
Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum
Kaska, Yakup
Turkey, Denizli
Pamukkale Üniversitesi
Keogh, J. Scott
Australia, Canberra
The Australian National University
Kuchling, Gerald
Australia, Perth
The University of Western Australia
La Marca, Enrique
Venezuela, Merida
Universidad de Los Andes, Merida
Lau, Michael Wai Neng
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Wwf-hong Kong
Lawson, Dwight P.
United States, Atlanta
Zoo Atlanta
LeBreton, Matthew
Cameroon, Yaounde
Global Viral Forecasting Initiative
Lehr, Edgar
United States, Bloomington
Illinois Wesleyan University
Limpus, Duncan J.
Australia, Brisbane
Department of Environment and Science
Luiselli, Luca Maria
Italy, Rome
Centre of Environmental Studies Demetra
Lukoschek, Vimoksalehi
United States, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Australia, Townsville
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Lymberakis, Petros
Greece, Rethymnon
University of Crete
Magnusson, William Ernest
Brazil, Manaus
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Malhotra, Anita
United Kingdom, Bangor
Bangor University
Mariaux, Jean
Switzerland, Geneva
Natural History Museum of Geneva
Maritz, Bryan
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Márquez, Rafael
Spain, Madrid
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Martins, Márcio R.C.
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Masterson, Gavin P.R.
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Instituto Butantan
Mateo, José A.
Spain, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Measey, John
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Menegon, Michele
Italy, Trento
Mudeo Tridentino Di Scienze Naturali
Nguyen, Truong Quang
Germany, Bonn
Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig
Viet Nam, Hanoi
Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources
de Campos Nogueira, Cristiano De Campos
Brazil, Brasilia
Universidade de Brasília
Ota, Hidetoshi
Japan, Kobe
University of Hyogo
Papenfuss, Theodore J.
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Pasachnik, Stesha Ann
United States, Knoxville
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Passos, Paulo
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Pauwels, Olivier S.G.
Belgium, Brussels
Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut Voor Natuurwetenschappen
Pérez-Mellado, V.
Spain, Salamanca
Universidad de Salamanca
Pianka, Eric R.
United States, Austin
The University of Texas at Austin
Pleguezuelos, Juan Manuel
Spain, Granada
Universidad de Granada
Pollock, Caroline M.
New Zealand, Wellington
Te Papa Atawhai
Ponce-Campos, Paulino
Unknown Affiliation
Powell, Robert
United States, Kansas City
Avila University
Pupin, Fabio
Unknown Affiliation
Ramer, Jan C.
United States, Indianapolis
Indianapolis Zoo
Raxworthy, Christopher John
United States, New York
American Museum of Natural History
Richman, Nadia I.
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London Institute of Zoology
Rivas, Gilson A.
Venezuela, Maracaibo
Universidad Del Zulia Facultad Experimental de Ciencias
Rödel, Mark Oliver
Germany, Berlin
Museum Für Naturkunde
Ross, James Perran
United States, Gainesville
University of Florida
Sadek, Riyad A.
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Sanders, Kate Laura
Australia, Adelaide
The University of Adelaide
Santos-Barrera, Georgina
Mexico, Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Schmidt, Benedikt Rudolf
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Switzerland, Neuchatel
Karch, Switzerland
Schmitz, Andreas
Switzerland, Geneva
Natural History Museum of Geneva
Shea, Glenn M.
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Shine, Richard D.
United States, Indianapolis
Indianapolis Zoo
Sindaco, Roberto
Unknown Affiliation
Slimani, Tahar
Morocco, Marakech
Université Cadi Ayyad
Somaweera, Ruchira
United States, Indianapolis
Indianapolis Zoo
Spawls, Stephen
Unknown Affiliation
Temple, Helen Jane
United Kingdom, Cambridge
The Biodiversity Consultancy
Tognelli, Marcelo F.
United States, Arlington
Conservation International
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Tolley, Krystal A.
South Africa, Pretoria
South African National Biodiversity Institute
Üzüm, Nazan
Turkey, Aydin
Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Vences, Miguel
Germany, Braunschweig
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Veselý, Milan
Czech Republic, Olomouc
Univerzita Palackého V Olomouci
Vogel, Gernot
Germany, Heidelberg
Society for Southeast Asian Herpetology
Vogt, Richard Carl
United States, Davis
University of California, Davis
Wearn, Oliver R.
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London Institute of Zoology
Werner, Yehudah Leopold
Israel, Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Whiting, Martin J.
Australia, Sydney
Macquarie University
Wilkinson, John W.
United Kingdom, Bournemouth
The Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust
Wren, Sally
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Zamin, Tara J.
Canada, Kingston
Queen’s University
Statistics
Citations: 797
Authors: 178
Affiliations: 167
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.biocon.2012.07.015
ISSN:
00063207
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study