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Reptiles Of Japan
This list of reptiles of Japan is primarily based on the IUCN Red List, which details the conservation status of some one hundred species. Of these, five are assessed as critically endangered (the Hawksbill sea turtle, hawksbill turtle and yellow pond turtle and the Endemism, endemic Goniurosaurus toyamai, Toyama's ground gecko, Yamashina's ground gecko, and Kikuzato's brook snake), ten as Endangered species, endangered, twelve as Vulnerable species, vulnerable, thirteen as Near-threatened species, near threatened, fifty-eight as of Least-concern species, least concern, and two as data deficient. According to statistics accompanying the 2020 Japanese Ministry of the Environment (Japan), Ministry of the Environment (MoE) Japanese Red List, Red List, one hundred species and subspecies are to be found, but the conservation status of only fifty-seven is detailed. Of these, five Taxon, taxa are critically endangered from a national perspective, nine are endangered, twenty-three vulnerabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IUCN Red List
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological species. A series of Regional Red Lists, which assess the risk of extinction to species within a political management unit, are also produced by countries and organizations. The goals of the Red List are to provide scientifically based information on the status of species and subspecies at a global level, to draw attention to the magnitude and importance of threatened biodiversity, to influence national and international policy and decision-making, and to provide information to guide actions to conserve biological diversity. Major species assessors include BirdLife International, the Institute of Zoology (the research division of the Zoological Society of London), the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, and many Specialist Groups w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
