Over 20% of Reptile Species Are Now at Risk of Extinction, Scientists Warn

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Over 20% of Reptile Species Are Now at Risk of Extinction, Scientists Warn
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, researchers assessed 10,196 reptile species and evaluated them using criteria from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of threatened species.

"Now we know the threats facing each reptile species, the global community can take the next step... and invest in turning around the often too under-appreciated and severe biodiversity crisis." "It's a real iconic species in Asia and it's such a shame that even widespread species such as this are really suffering and in decline," he said, adding that logging and deliberate attacks by humans were among the biggest threats to the snake.

Climate change was found to pose a direct threat to some 10 percent of reptile species, although researchers said that was likely an underestimate because it does not take into account longer-term threats like sea level rise, or indirect climate-driven dangers from things like disease.

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