Severe extinction threat to various Indian reptiles
As per an analysis of Zoological Society of London along with IUCN species survival commission:
- 19% of turtles, lizards, snakes, crocodiles and other reptiles were facing severe threat of extinction.
- One out of every five out of 10000 species of reptiles in the world, many of which are from India, is facing a threat of extinction.
- Out of the endangered species are the King cobra, Indian crocodile (mugger), South Andaman krait and four kinds of turtles namely, Red-crowned Roofed Turtle, Bengal Roof Turtle, Jaggedshelled turtle and Hawksbill turtle. These species were identified to be extinct forever.
- There is no information about conservation status of around one in every three reptiles in India.
- 30% of the freshwater reptiles were almost close to extinction.
- 50% freshwater turtles are close to extinction. These reptiles are affected by international and national trade.
- 15% reptiles in Indo-malayan region were threatened.
- Out of 1500 species samples in the study, 112 were from India.
- Out of these 1500 species, 12.2% had threat of extinction.
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs