List_of_reptiles_of_the_Canary_Islands

List of reptiles of the Canary Islands

List of reptiles of the Canary Islands

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List of reptiles of the Canary Islands is an incomplete list of reptiles found in the Canary Islands. This list includes both endemic and introduced species.

EXExtinctNo reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EWExtinct in the wildKnown only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CRCritically endangeredThe species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
ENEndangeredThe species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VUVulnerableThe species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NTNear threatenedThe species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LCLeast concernThere are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DDData deficientThere is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Order: Squamata

Lizards

Infraorder Gekkota

Family Phyllodactylidae
Family Gekkonidae

Superfamily Lacertoidea

Family Lacertidae

Infraorder Scincomorpha

Family Scincidae

Snakes

Suborder Serpentes

Family Typhlopidae
Family Colubridae

Order: Testudines

Turtles

Suborder Cryptodira

Family Testudinidae
Family Cheloniidae
Family Dermochelyidae

References

  1. [1]
    Bowler, John (2018). Wildlife of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Wild Guides. p. 164. ISBN 9780691170763.
  2. [2]
    "California kingsnake in the Canary Islands | Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología". www.ipna.csic.es. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  • Pleguezuelos, J.M.; Márquez, R.; Lizana, M. (2002). Atlas y Libro Rojo de los anfibios y reptiles de España. Madrid: Dirección General de Conservación de la naturaleza; Asociación Herpetológica Española; Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales.
  • Amphibians and Reptiles in the Canary Islands, Focus on Nature
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