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Amphibians

Common coqui (Eleutherodactylus coqui)
Common coqui [Photo: Ronald T. Richards, USGS, NBII Digital Image Library ]

Reptiles and amphibians are traditionally studied together under the scientific field "herpetology" (from the Greek herpein , to creep). Visit the NBII Amphibians Project to learn more about amphibians.

Threatened and Endangered Species

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) [Photo: David Burdick, (External) NOAA Photo Library ]

The Department of Defense (DoD) Threatened and Endangered Species (TES) Repository represents a compilation of DoD documents and data made available online through NBII.

Visit the Department of Defense Threatened and Endangered Species Repository.

Research and Monitoring

Researcher observing with a camera
Researcher with a camera [Photo: Thomas A. Hermann, NBII Digital Image Library ]

The National Resources Monitoring Partnership (NRMP) is a collaboration between state, Canadian provincial, and federal natural resource management agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and academic institutions to share protocols being used to govern monitoring projects. Visit NRMP to find reptile protocols being used for research and reptile monitoring projects happening across the land.

Reptiles

Iguana (Family: Iguanidae)

Iguana (Family: Iguanidae) [Photo: Randolph Femmer, NBII Digital Image Library ]

Amphisbaenians, lizards, snakes, turtles, crocodilians, and tuatara make up the 8,734 known reptile species of the world. Their size and shape are tremendously diverse, from the largest living turtle, the leatherback sea turtle, to the tiny, 16mm gecko ( Sphaerodactylus ariasae ). Despite the great diversity, scientists are concerned that the diversity of reptiles in the world is declining. Volunteering at an organization dedicated to conservation is one way to help prevent reptiles in the wild from becoming endangered or extinct.

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Turtles

Visit other NBII Web pages to find reptile information about invasive species , wildlife diseases , pollinators , monitoring partnerships , and threatened and endangered species .

Reptile Conservation Information

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(External) Imperiled Species Management
This section is responsible for the implementation and evaluation of imperiled species management and recovery plans. Species included in this section include: manatee, sea turtle (loggerhead, green, and leatherback), right whale, panther, and black...
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(External) Texas Threatened and Endangered Reptiles and Amphibians
Checklist of threatened and endangered reptiles and amphibians found in Texas.
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(External) Habitat Conservation Planning Branch- California, Threatened and Endangered Reptiles
The list below provides access to species accounts for 13 species and subspecies of reptiles listed as either threatened or endangered by the State of California or the federal government.
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(External) Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery Program
This Report to Congress, the second one prepared to comply with a requirement of the 1988 amendments to the Endangered Species Act, represents an accounting of the recovery progress for all federally listed endangered and threatened species under the...
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(External) Florida's Endangered Species, Threatened Species and Species of Special Concern (PDF)
This document consolidates Florida's state and federal official lists of endangered species, threatened species and other species categorized in some way by the respective jurisdictional agencies as meriting special protection or consideration.
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(External) Action Plan for Australian Reptiles
This Action Plan was commissioned by the Australian Nature Conservation Agency (formerly the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service), through the Endangered Species Program. The assigned task was to "...prepare an overview of the conservation...
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(External) Endangered and Threatened Wildlife of New Jersey
List of New Jersey's threatened and endangered wildlife. Species names link to PDF documents containing identification, habitat, and status and conservation information.
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(External) North Dakota's: Federally Listed Endangered, Threatened, and Candidate Species -- 1995
This resource gives information and, where available, a photograph for each of the endangered, threatened and candidate species of North Dakota. In addition, this page contains general information about the U.S. Endangered Species Act which was...
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(External) Neglected Elders: Endangered Reptile Species and Populations
An overview about the need for public support for reptiles which may have a tough time weathering the growing threat of extinctions caused by the march of human development.
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(External) District of Columbia’s Wildlife Action Plan: Reptiles of Greatest Conservation Need
The publication lists the species of reptiles that have the greatest conservation needs in Washington D.C. Each entry lists the species of reptile, its status, range, local habitat, species ecology, threats, conservation action, and a photograph.
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Geographic Perspectives

Discover the reptiles that occur in:

California

Central Southwest and Gulf Coast (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Gulf Coast)

Southern Appalachian (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee)

Hawaii and Pacific Basin

Marine Habitats/Oceans

Invasive Amphibians and Reptiles

Brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis)
Brown tree snake ( Boiga irregularis ) [Photo: Gordon H. Rodda, (External) USFWS Digital Library System ]

Numerous species of amphibians and reptiles have been introduced into the United States. They often come as hitch hikers on cargo and imported plants. Many also are introduced into nonnative habitat by people releasing their unwanted pets.

Learn more about Invasive Amphibians and Reptiles.

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