Amphibian and Reptile Diversity and Climate Change Like many species, frogs, snakes and other amphibians and reptiles face an uncertain future as the climate changes Amphibians have recently been documented to be experiencing global population declines (Stuart et al 2004), and similar signs of decline may be emerging for snakes (Reading et al 2010) and other reptiles (Gibbons et al 2000)
Earth’s largest freshwater animals at risk of extinction The baiji, a Chinese river dolphin, is likely the first dolphin species driven to extinction by humans, and the Chinese paddlefish, which can grow 20 feet long, has not been seen in over a decade
Mosasaurs: Last of the great marine reptiles | Earth Archives Mosasaurs were the real leviathans of the Mesozoic Era, gigantic marine lizards that grew as large as whales Some were wide-ranging hunters of large prey while others snacked on shellfish at the bottom of shallow seas They became the biggest predators of the Cretaceous oceans in just 25 million years, a short period in geologic time
Reptile taxonomy RepFocus Genera and species are provided with taxonomic histories The distributions are described in detail with direct links to regional checklists with references More than 8,000 distribution maps are included, representing most of the world's species, all genera, families, and higher categories Content details of the Taxonomy section Sine
List of reptiles of California - Wikipedia Species Common name Occurrences Photo Caretta caretta: Loggerhead sea turtle Southern California waters, does not nest Chelonia mydas: Green sea turtle California waters, does not nest Eretmochelys imbricata: Hawksbill sea turtle Southern California waters, does not nest Lepidochelys olivacea: Olive ridley sea turtle