Threatened species of Sphenodontidae
Nature
Introduced species such as competition from rats has been the greatest threat to Sphenodontidae.
Background
The distribution of Sphenodontidae include the offshore islands of New Zealand.
Incidence
Sphenodon guntheri and Sphenodon punctatus are listed by CITES as "Appendix 1".
Broader
Narrower
Reference
SDG
Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
(G) Subfamily
Subject
- Societal problems » Endangered species » Endangered species
Content quality
Yet to rate
Language
English
1A4N
T0635
DOCID
13006350
D7NID
157709
Editing link
Official link
Last update
Dec 3, 2024