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Number of reptiles in the world
Here is the number of the different reptiles in the world.
Lizards represent 97% of the reptiles. With their cousins, they patiently await the return of their reign, which will have lasted nearly 174 million years.
Next come serpents and very far behind the chameleons.
There is a total of 103 billion of reptiles on Earth.
| Number of reptiles in the world | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal | Type | Population | Source year | Source |
| Lizards | Reptile | 1 x 10^11 | 2017 | W3Ask estimation |
| Snakes | Reptile | 3,600,000,000 | 2017 | W3Ask estimation |
| Chameleons | Reptile | 10,000,000 | 2017 | W3Ask estimation |
| Crocodiles | Reptile | 6,865,600 | 2014 | IUCN |
| Alligators | Reptile | 5,000,000 | 2009 | Telegraph |
| Sea turtles | Reptile | 1,140,000 | 2011 | FPIR NOAA |
| Iguanas | Reptile | 300,000 | 2008 | Galapagos Org |
| Aldabra giant tortoises | Reptile | 100,000 | 2004 | Payne, Roger |
| Leatherback turtles | Reptile | 60,000 | 2017 | WWF |
| Galapagos giant tortoises | Reptile | 25,000 | 2012 | Galapagos Org |
| Eastern box turtles | Reptile | 10,000 | 2005 | J.C. Lee pers. |
| Kleinmann's tortoises | Reptile | 7,470 | 2002 | Perälä |
| Komodo dragons | Reptile | 5,000 | 2002 | Trooper Walsh |
| Box turtles | Reptile | 2,500 | 2002 | van Dijk P.P |
| Gharials | Reptile | 2,000 | 2006 | Renan AUFRAY |
| Snake-necked turtles | Reptile | 2,000 | 2017 | W3Ask estimation |
| Siamese crocodiles | Reptile | 1,000 | 2011 | IUCN |
| White alligators | Reptile | 12 | 2009 | Telegraph |
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