Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Corallus cropanii (Corallus cropanii), recorded as Endangered
Corallus cropanii (Corallus cropanii). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Corallus cropanii

Corallus cropanii

Corallus cropanii is a lizard or snake in the family Boidae, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Corallus cropanii
Taxonomy
Squamata · Boidae · Corallus

Appearance

Corallus cropanii has dorsal scales in more than 30 rows, but fewer than 36 rows, at midbody.

Range and habitat

C. Cropanii usually lives in forest. C. Cropanii is found only on or near the coastal plain at 40–45 m (131–148 ft) elevation in the municipalities of Miracatu, Pedro de Toledo, and Santos, in São Paulo, Brazil. The species is endemic to the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

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

Breeding

C. Cropanii gives birth to live young.

In crisis

The Cropani's tree boa is considered endangered.

Corallus cropanii is 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 Corallus cropanii, Wikidata item Q1938535. 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.

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Quick answers

What is Corallus cropanii?
Corallus cropanii is a lizard or snake in the family Boidae.
What is the conservation status of Corallus cropanii?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Corallus cropanii. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Corallus cropanii live?
C. Cropanii usually lives in forest.
Why is Corallus cropanii in crisis?
The Cropani's tree boa is considered endangered.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Corallus cropanii?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Corallus cropanii a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.