According to a new research by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), about 19 per cent of the reptiles like turtles, lizards, snakes and crocodiles are facing the risk of extinction.#

AS part of the study, more than 200 experts from ZSL and IUCN SSC came together for the first of its kind study on reptiles. The study summarized the conservation efforts around the world and the status of the species on the planet. In the study, the researchers studied the risks of extinction of 1,500 randomly selected reptiles that were selected from around the world.

The researchers estimated that 19 per cent of the world's reptiles are facing the risk of extinction. They study said that 12 per cent of the reptiles have been classified as critically endangered, 41per cent endangered and 47 per cent vulnerable. The study also said that three critically endangered species might be possibly extinct.

In India, King cobra, Indian crocodile (mugger), South Andaman krait and four kinds of turtles namely, Red-crowned Roofed Turtle, Bengal Roof Turtle, Jagged shelled turtle and Hawksbill turtle have been included in the endangered species.