alt="www.lickyoureyeballs.com">	There are 8,240 species of reptiles found on every continent except Antarctica. There are 5,679 species of amphibians.
	California has 289 threatened and endangered plant and animal species Endangered Species in Santa Cruz County: California Red-Legged Frog, Rana aurora draytonii California Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma californiense Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander, Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum San Francisco garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis tetraenia
	We are losing an average of 137 plant, animal and insect species every single day due to rainforest deforestation. That equates to 50,000 species a year.
	As rain forests disappear, so do possible cures for diseases. Currently, 121 prescription drugs sold worldwide come from plant-derived sources. 25% of Western pharmaceuticals are derived from rainforest ingredients, but less that 1% of rain forest trees and plants have been tested.
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	Only 8% of all known reptile species have been evaluated for inclusion on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Of these, over half — 341 reptiles — are now considered threatened or endangered.