A fifth of world's reptile species deemed threatened with extinction

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A fifth of world's reptile species deemed threatened with extinction
Many reptiles are being pushed to the brink, the researchers said, by factors similarly imperiling the world's other land vertebrates - amphibians, birds and mammals - namely, deforestation for agriculture, logging and development, urban encroachment and hunting by people. Climate change and invasive species also present ongoing threats, they added.