Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Abronia campbelli (Abronia campbelli), recorded as Critically Endangered
Abronia campbelli (Abronia campbelli). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Abronia campbelli

Abronia campbelli

Abronia campbelli is a lizard or snake in the family Anguidae, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Abronia campbelli
CITES
Appendix I
Taxonomy
Squamata · Anguidae · Abronia

The lizard or snake

Abronia campbelli is a lizard or snake in the family Anguidae.

Range and habitat

Abronia campbelli usually lives in forest, at altitudes of 1,800–1,900 m (5,900–6,200 ft). Abronia campbelli is endemic to eastern Guatemala.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Abronia campbelli gives birth to live young.

In crisis

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix I. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Abronia campbelli is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Abronia campbelli, Wikidata item Q2821950. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Abronia fuscolabialis (Abronia fuscolabialis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Abronia fuscolabialis

Abronia fuscolabialis
Photograph of Mexican alligator lizard (Abronia graminea), recorded as EndangeredEN

Mexican alligator lizard

Abronia graminea
Photograph of Monte Cristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard (Abronia montecristoi), recorded as EndangeredEN

Monte Cristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard

Abronia montecristoi
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Quick answers

What is Abronia campbelli?
Abronia campbelli is a lizard or snake in the family Anguidae.
What is the conservation status of Abronia campbelli?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Abronia campbelli. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Abronia campbelli live?
Abronia campbelli usually lives in forest, at altitudes of 1,800–1,900 m (5,900–6,200 ft).
Why is Abronia campbelli in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Abronia campbelli?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Abronia campbelli a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.