List of threatened reptiles and amphibians of the United States

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 93 reptile and amphibian species in the United States are threatened with extinction. The IUCN has classified each of these species into one of three conservation statuses: vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR. == Order Crocodilia (crocodilians) == Family Crocodylidae (crocodiles) American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) VU IUCN == Order Testudines (turtles) == Family Chelydridae (snapping turtles) Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) VU IUCN Family Kinosternidae (mud turtles and musk turtles) Flattened musk turtle (Sternotherus depressus) CR IUCN Family Emydidae (pond turtles) Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) EN IUCN Bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) CR IUCN Wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) EN IUCN Common box turtle (Terrapene carolina) VU IUCN Blanding's turtle (Emys blandingii) EN IUCN Western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata) VU IUCN Barbour's map turtle (Graptemys barbouri) VU IUCN Cagle's map turtle (Graptemys caglei) EN IUCN Yellow-blotched map turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata) VU IUCN Pascagoula map turtle (Graptemys gibbonsi) EN IUCN Pearl River map turtle (Graptemys pearlensis) EN, species not recognized by SSAR Ringed map turtle (Graptemys oculifera) VU IUCN Big Bend slider (Trachemys gaigeae) VU IUCN Alabama red-bellied cooter (Pseudemys alabamensis) EN IUCN Family Testudinidae (tortoises) Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) VU IUCN Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) VU IUCN Family Cheloniidae (sea turtles) Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) VU IUCN Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) EN IUCN (Hawaiian subpopulation: LC IUCN) Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) CR IUCN Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) CR IUCN Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) VU IUCN Family Dermochelyidae (leatherback sea turtle) Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) VU IUCN (East Pacific Ocean subpopulation - i.e.

Source: Wikipedia — List of threatened reptiles and amphibians of the United States (CC BY-SA 4.0)

List of threatened reptiles and amphibians of the United States

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 93 reptile and amphibian species in the United States are threatened with extinction. The IUCN has classified each of these species into one of three conservation statuses: vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR. == Order Crocodilia (crocodilians) == Family Crocodylidae (crocodiles) American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) VU IUCN == Order Testudines (turtles) == Family Chelydridae (snapping turtles) Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) VU IUCN Family Kinosternidae (mud turtles and musk turtles) Flattened musk turtle (Sternotherus depressus) CR IUCN Family Emydidae (pond turtles) Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) EN IUCN Bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) CR IUCN Wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) EN IUCN Common box turtle (Terrapene carolina) VU IUCN Blanding's turtle (Emys blandingii) EN IUCN Western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata) VU IUCN Barbour's map turtle (Graptemys barbouri) VU IUCN Cagle's map turtle (Graptemys caglei) EN IUCN Yellow-blotched map turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata) VU IUCN Pascagoula map turtle (Graptemys gibbonsi) EN IUCN Pearl River map turtle (Graptemys pearlensis) EN, species not recognized by SSAR Ringed map turtle (Graptemys oculifera) VU IUCN Big Bend slider (Trachemys gaigeae) VU IUCN Alabama red-bellied cooter (Pseudemys alabamensis) EN IUCN Family Testudinidae (tortoises) Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) VU IUCN Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) VU IUCN Family Cheloniidae (sea turtles) Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) VU IUCN Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) EN IUCN (Hawaiian subpopulation: LC IUCN) Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) CR IUCN Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) CR IUCN Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) VU IUCN Family Dermochelyidae (leatherback sea turtle) Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) VU IUCN (East Pacific Ocean subpopulation - i.e.

Source: Wikipedia "List of threatened reptiles and amphibians of the United States" · CC BY-SA 4.0

Share this article: X · Bluesky
Privacy Policy