TOP EDGE Reptiles
Madras Spotted Skink
Barkudia insularis
The Madras spotted skink is an incredibly rare limbless lizard that was originally described from a single individual found in 1917, and it has only been found once since, in 2003!
Conservation Attention
Very Low
Homonota taragui
Homonota taragui
Homonota taragui is currently known only from one location in the hills of Paraje Tres Cerros in Argentina, which is a unique basaltic formation consisting of three isolated rock islands.
Conservation Attention
Very Low
Pseudoacontias menamainty
Pseudoacontias menamainty
Pseudoacontias menamainty is an incredibly rare species and is only known from one specimen from which it was described!
Conservation Attention
Very Low
Phelsuma antanosy
Phelsuma antanosy
Phelsuma antanosy is a bright green species of the day geckos, Phelsuma.
Conservation Attention
Very Low
Be’er Sheva Fringe-fingered Lizard
Acanthodactylus beershebensis
The Be’er Sheva Fringe-fingered Lizard has had a major population decline in the past few years with more than an 80% decrease in three generations.
Conservation Attention
Very Low
Minute leaf chameleon
Brookesia minima
This tiny chameleon grows to just 3.5 cm long! It was thought to be the world’s smallest lizard before the discovery of its close relative B. micra.
Conservation Attention
Very Low
Paracontias fasika
Paracontias fasika
Paracontias fasika is an incredibly rare species which is only known from a single specimen!
Conservation Attention
Very Low
Ornate Shovel-snout
Prosymna ornatissima
There is very little known about the ecology, population size and conservation status of the ornate shovel-snout. This secretive species was only rediscovered in 2007, having not being recorded since the 1920s, and is known from only a handful of sightings.
Conservation Attention
Low
Eurydactylodes occidentalis
Eurydactylodes occidentalis
This species is only known from two localities 50 km apart: an 8 hectare forest remnant and a larger 240 hectare forest in Province Sud, New Caledonia!
Conservation Attention
Very Low
Namoroka Leaf Chameleon
Brookesia bonsi
Brookesia chameleons diverged from all other living species more than 50 million years ago, long before our ancestors diverged from those of modern baboons, tamarins and capuchin monkeys!
Conservation Attention
Very Low
Round Island Keel-scaled Boa
Casarea dussumieri
The Round Island keel-scaled boa is unique amongst all terrestrial vertebrates on Earth, being the only species to have an intramaxilliary joint that can separate and split the anterior and posterior bones of the upper jaw.
Conservation Attention
Good
Gulbaru Gecko
Phyllurus gulbaru
This species is part of the genus Phyllurus or Australian leaf-tailed geckos. These geckos are notable for their highly effective camouflage which is boosted by tubercles that cover their bodies.
Conservation Attention
Medium
Dwarf Crocodile
Osteolaemus tetraspis
The dwarf crocodile is one of the world’s smallest crocodilians, rarely exceeding 2 metres in length. The taxonomy, distribution, population size and conservation status of dwarf crocodiles remains unclear.
Conservation Attention
Very Low
