Seven percent of Australia's reptiles 'risk extinction'

Seven percent of Australia's reptiles 'risk extinction'

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https://phys.org/news/2018-07-percent-australia-reptiles-extinction.html

"This Red List update highlights the vulnerability of Australia's lizards and snakes to invasive alien species," Philip Bowles, who coordinates IUCN's work on snakes and lizards, said in a statement.

A full 975 Australian reptile species are currently on the Red List, IUCN said, adding that the vast majority of the threatened species were endemic to Australia.