A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods

• Autores: Cox, Neil; Young, Bruce E.; Bowles, Philip; Fernandez, Miguel; Marin, Julie; Rapacciuolo, Giovanni; Böhm, Monika; Brooks, Thomas M.; Hedges, S. Blair; Hilton Taylor, Craig; Hoffmann, Michael; Jenkins, Richard K. B.; Tognelli, Marcelo F.; Alexander, Graham J.; Allison, Allen; Ananjeva, Natalia B.; Auliya, Mark; Avila, Luciano Javier; Chapple, David G.; Cisneros Heredia, Diego F.; Cogger, Harold G.; Colli, Guarino Rinaldi; de Silva, Anslem; Eisemberg, Carla C.; Els, Johannes; Fong G, Ansel; Grant, Tandora D.; Hitchmough, Rodney A.; Iskandar, Djoko T.; Kidera, Noriko; Martins Pimentel, Márcio; Meiri, Shai; Mitchell, Nicola J.; Molur, Sanjay; Nogueira, Cristiano de C.; Ortiz, Juan Carlos; Penner, Johannes; Rhodin, Anders G. J.; Rivas, Gilson A.; Rödel, Mark-Oliver; Roll, Uri; Sanders, Kate L.; Santos Barrera, Georgina; Shea, Glenn M.; Spawls, Stephen; Stuart, Bryan L.; Tolley, Krystal A.; Trape, Jean-François; Vidal, Marcela A.; Wagner, Philipp; Wallace, Bryan P.; Xie, Yan
• Año de publicación: 2022
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: CONSERVATION; REPTILES; ARID ZONES; TETRAPODS
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Comprehensive assessments of species? extinction risks have documented the extinction crisis1 and underpinned strategies for reducing those risks2. Global assessments reveal that, among tetrapods, 40.7% of amphibians, 25.4% of mammals and 13.6% of birds are threatened with extinction3. Because global assessments have been lacking, reptiles have been omitted from conservation-prioritization analyses that encompass other tetrapods4,5,6,7. Reptiles are unusually diverse in arid regions, suggesting that they may have different conservation needs6. Here we provide a comprehensive extinction-risk assessment of reptiles and show that at least 1,829 out of 10,196 species (21.1%) are threatened?confirming a previous extrapolation8 and representing 15.6 billion years of phylogenetic diversity. Reptiles are threatened by the same major factors that threaten other tetrapods?agriculture, logging, urban development and invasive species?although the threat posed by climate change remains uncertain. Reptiles inhabiting forests, where these threats are strongest, are more threatened than those in arid habitats, contrary to our prediction. Birds, mammals and amphibians are unexpectedly good surrogates for the conservation of reptiles, although threatened reptiles with the smallest ranges tend to be isolated from other threatened tetrapods. Although some reptiles?including most species of crocodiles and turtles?require urgent, targeted action to prevent extinctions, efforts to protect other tetrapods, such as habitat preservation and control of trade and invasive species, will probably also benefit many reptiles.
Fil: Cox, Neil. No especifíca;
Fil: Young, Bruce E.. No especifíca;
Fil: Bowles, Philip. No especifíca;
Fil: Fernandez, Miguel. George Mason University; Estados Unidos. Universidad Mayor de San Andrés; Bolivia
Fil: Marin, Julie. Universite de Paris 13-Nord; Francia
Fil: Rapacciuolo, Giovanni. California Academy of Sciences; Estados Unidos
Fil: Böhm, Monika. The Zoological Society of London; Reino Unido
Fil: Brooks, Thomas M.. University of The Philippines; Filipinas. University of Tasmania; Australia
Fil: Hedges, S. Blair. Temple University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Hilton Taylor, Craig. Biodiversity Assessment & Knowledge Team; Reino Unido
Fil: Hoffmann, Michael. The Zoological Society of London; Reino Unido
Fil: Jenkins, Richard K. B.. Biodiversity Assessment & Knowledge Team; Reino Unido
Fil: Tognelli, Marcelo F.. No especifíca;
Fil: Alexander, Graham J.. University of the Witwatersrand; Sudáfrica
Fil: Allison, Allen. Bishop Museum; Estados Unidos
Fil: Ananjeva, Natalia B.. Zoological Institute; Rusia
Fil: Auliya, Mark. Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig; Alemania
Fil: Avila, Luciano Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales; Argentina
Fil: Chapple, David G.. Monash University; Australia
Fil: Cisneros Heredia, Diego F.. Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Ecuador
Fil: Cogger, Harold G.. Australian Museum Research Institute; Australia
Fil: Colli, Guarino Rinaldi. Universidade do Brasília; Brasil
Fil: de Silva, Anslem. No especifíca;
Fil: Eisemberg, Carla C.. Charles Darwin University; Australia
Fil: Els, Johannes. Government of Sharjah; Emiratos Arabes Unidos
Fil: Fong G, Ansel. Centro Oriental de Biodiversidad y Ecosistemas; Cuba
Fil: Grant, Tandora D.. No especifíca;
Fil: Hitchmough, Rodney A.. No especifíca;
Fil: Iskandar, Djoko T.. Institut Teknologi Bandung; Indonesia
Fil: Kidera, Noriko. Okayama University of Science; Japón. National Institute for Environmental Studies; Japón
Fil: Martins Pimentel, Márcio. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil
Fil: Meiri, Shai. Universitat Tel Aviv; Israel
Fil: Mitchell, Nicola J.. University of Western Australia; Australia
Fil: Molur, Sanjay. No especifíca;
Fil: Nogueira, Cristiano de C.. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil
Fil: Ortiz, Juan Carlos. Universidad de Concepción; Chile
Fil: Penner, Johannes. Staatliches Museum fur Naturkunde Stuttgart; Alemania
Fil: Rhodin, Anders G. J.. Chelonian Research Foundation; Estados Unidos
Fil: Rivas, Gilson A.. Universidad del Zulia; Venezuela
Fil: Rödel, Mark-Oliver. Staatliches Museum fur Naturkunde Stuttgart; Alemania
Fil: Roll, Uri. Ben Gurion University of the Negev; Israel
Fil: Sanders, Kate L.. University of Adelaide; Australia
Fil: Santos Barrera, Georgina. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México
Fil: Shea, Glenn M.. University of Western Sydney; Australia
Fil: Spawls, Stephen. No especifíca;
Fil: Stuart, Bryan L.. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences; Estados Unidos
Fil: Tolley, Krystal A.. University of the Witwatersrand; Sudáfrica
Fil: Trape, Jean-François. Institut de Recherche Pour Le Développement Dakar; Senegal
Fil: Vidal, Marcela A.. Universidad del Bio Bio; Chile
Fil: Wagner, Philipp. No especifíca;
Fil: Wallace, Bryan P.. No especifíca;
Fil: Xie, Yan. Chinese Academy of Sciences; República de China