The French committee IUCN continues to publish the chapters of the Red List of flora and fauna of France. Recently, it was the first chapters on the fauna of the Meeting that have been published. Amphibians and reptiles are among the groups evaluated.
Concerning amphibians, only two introduced species occur in Réunion. As a result, they are not subject to evaluation.
For reptiles, 7 species were assessed, and 3 of them are included in the categories of threat: Phelsuma inexpectata and Cryptoblepharus boutonii in the category "In critically endangered" and Phelsuma borbonica in category "Endangered". Note that 15 species of reptiles are introduced to the Meeting.
Regarding marine reptiles, 4 sea turtles have been assessed. The hawksbill turtle is "In critically endangered", and the green turtle "in danger".
The complete file is downloaded in pdf on the website of the French Committee of IUCN (click on link).
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