@article{fdi:010085146, title = {{A} global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods}, author = {{C}ox, {N}. and {Y}oung, {B}. {E}. and {B}owles, {P}. and {F}ernandez, {M}. and {M}arin, {J}. and {R}apacciuolo, {G}. and {B}ohm, {M}. and {B}rooks, {T}. {M}. and {H}edges, {S}. {B}. and {H}ilton-{T}aylor, {C}. and {H}offmann, {M}. and {J}enkins, {R}. {K}. {B}. and {T}ognelli, {M}. {F}. and {A}lexander, {G}. {J}. and {A}llison, {A}. and {A}nanjeva, {N}. {B}. and {A}uliya, {M}. and {A}vila, {L}. {J}. and {C}happle, {D}. {G}. and {C}isneros-{H}eredia, {D}. {F}. and {C}ogger, {H}. {G}. and {C}olli, {G}. {R}. and de {S}ilva, {A}. and {E}isemberg, {C}. {C}. and {E}ls, {J}. and {F}ong, {G}. {A}. and {G}rant, {T}. {D}. and {H}itchmough, {R}. {A}. and {I}skandar, {D}. {T}. and {K}idera, {N}. and {M}artins, {M}. and {M}eiri, {S}. and {M}itchell, {N}. {J}. and {M}olur, {S}. and {N}ogueira, {C}. {D}. and {O}rtiz, {J}. {C}. and {P}enner, {J}. and {R}hodin, {A}. {G}. {J}. and {R}ivas, {G}. {A}. and {R}odel, {M}. {O}. and {R}oll, {U}. and {S}anders, {K}. {L}. and {S}antos-{B}arrera, {G}. and {S}hea, {G}. {M}. and {S}pawls, {S}. and {S}tuart, {B}. {L}. and {T}olley, {K}. {A}. and {T}rape, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {V}idal, {M}. {A}. and {W}agner, {P}. and {W}allace, {B}. {P}. and {X}ie, {Y}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{C}omprehensive assessments of species' extinction risks have documented the extinction crisis(1) and underpinned strategies for reducing those risks(2). {G}lobal assessments reveal that, among tetrapods, 40.7% of amphibians, 25.4% of mammals and 13.6% of birds are threatened with extinction(3). {B}ecause global assessments have been lacking, reptiles have been omitted from conservation-prioritization analyses that encompass other tetrapods(4-7). {R}eptiles are unusually diverse in arid regions, suggesting that they may have different conservation needs(6). {H}ere we provide a comprehensive extinction-risk assessment of reptiles and showthat at least 1,829 out of 10,196 species (21.1%) are threatened-confirming a previous extrapolation(8) and representing 15.6 billion years of phylogenetic diversity. {R}eptiles are threatened by the same major factorsthat threaten othertetrapods-agriculture, logging, urban development and invasive species-although the threat posed by climate change remains uncertain. {R}eptiles inhabiting forests, where these threats are strongest, are more threatened than those in arid habitats, contrary to our prediction. {B}irds, mammals and amphibians are unexpectedly good surrogates for the conservation of reptiles, although threatened reptiles with the smallest rangestend to be isolated from other threatened tetrapods. {A}lthough 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.}, keywords = {{MONDE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}ature}, volume = {605}, numero = {7909}, pages = {285--290 + [15 ]}, ISSN = {0028-0836}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1038/s41586-022-04664-7}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085146}, }