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IUCN SSC Snake and Lizard Red List Authority

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Overview and description

Description:
IUCN SSC Snake and Lizard Red List Authority is to undertake and support IUCN Red List assessments for reptile groups not covered by other Specialist Groups, including most snakes and lizards and the ...

IUCN SSC Snake and Lizard Red List Authority is to undertake and support IUCN Red List assessments for reptile groups not covered by other Specialist Groups, including most snakes and lizards and the New Zealand tuatara, and to curate IUCN’s global taxonomy for these groups.

Group leadership

Mr Philip BOWLES

Red List Authority Coordinator
Philip Bowles joined the Biodiversity Assessment Unit (BAU) in 2010, first with Conservation International and, since 2012, as an IUCN employee. Since 2011 he has also been the Coordinator of IUCN…

Philip Bowles joined the Biodiversity Assessment Unit (BAU) in 2010, first with Conservation International and, since 2012, as an IUCN employee. Since 2011 he has also been the Coordinator of IUCN’s Snake and Lizard Red List Authority. Phil works as a Programme Officer, organising and providing support for the BAU’s Red List assessments, with a particular focus on the ongoing Global Reptile Assessment. In this capacity he is the primary point of contact for IUCN’s snake and lizard assessments and responsible for liaising with IUCN’s reptile-themed Species Specialist Groups. Phil came to IUCN having completed Masters degrees in tropical ecology (James Cook University) and in taxonomy (Imperial College), including ecological research focusing on amphibians in Thailand and insects in the UK. He is an enthusiastic herpetologist, with field experience working with amphibians and reptiles in Australia, Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Phil is a keen photographer, and a number of his photographs of reptiles and amphibians have been included in the IUCN Red List.

At a glance

Official name:
IUCN SSC Snake and Lizard Red List Authority
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