Authors
Reid Tingley, Stewart L Macdonald, Nicola J Mitchell, John CZ Woinarski, Shai Meiri, Phil Bowles, Neil A Cox, Glenn M Shea, Monika Böhm, Janice Chanson, Marcelo F Tognelli, Jaclyn Harris, Claire Walke, Natasha Harrison, Savannah Victor, Calum Woods, Andrew P Amey, Mike Bamford, Gareth Catt, Nick Clemann, Patrick J Couper, Hal Cogger, Mark Cowan, Michael D Craig, Chris R Dickman, Paul Doughty, Ryan Ellis, Aaron Fenner, Stewart Ford, Glen Gaikhorst, Graeme R Gillespie, Matthew J Greenlees, Rod Hobson, Conrad J Hoskin, Ric How, Mark N Hutchinson, Ray Lloyd, Peter McDonald, Jane Melville, Damian R Michael, Craig Moritz, Paul M Oliver, Garry Peterson, Peter Robertson, Chris Sanderson, Ruchira Somaweera, Roy Teale, Leonie Valentine, Eric Vanderduys, Melanie Venz, Erik Wapstra, Steve Wilson, David G Chapple
Publication date
2019/10/1
Journal
Biological Conservation
Volume
238
Pages
108203
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Australia is a global hotspot of reptile diversity, hosting ~10% of the world's squamate (snake and lizard) species. Yet the conservation status of the Australian squamate fauna has not been assessed for >25 years; a period during which the described fauna has risen by ~40%. Here we provide the first comprehensive conservation assessment of Australian terrestrial squamates using IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. Most (86.4%; n = 819/948) Australian squamates were categorised as Least Concern, 4.5% were Data Deficient, and 7.1% (range 6.8%–11.3%, depending on the treatment of Data Deficient species) were threatened (3.0% Vulnerable, 2.7% Endangered, 1.1% Critically Endangered). This level of threat is low relative to the global average (~18%). One species (Emoia nativitatis) was assessed as Extinct, and two species (Lepidodactylus listeri and Cryptoblepharus egeriae) are considered …
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