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

Critically Endangered

Echinanthera cephalomaculata

Echinanthera cephalomaculata

Echinanthera cephalomaculata is a snake in the family Colubridae, recorded as Critically Endangered and tied to Brazil.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Echinanthera cephalomaculata
Recorded from
Brazil
Taxonomy
Squamata · Colubridae · Echinanthera

The snake

The holotype (a female) measured 561 mm (22.1 in).

This named form is a snake. The public files give taxonomy, a photograph, and a threat category — not a monograph.

Range and habitat

The species is endemic to north-eastern Brazil.

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

In crisis

Echinanthera cephalomaculata 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 Echinanthera cephalomaculata — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3046951. 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 Echinanthera cephalomaculata?
Echinanthera cephalomaculata is a snake in the family Colubridae.
What is the conservation status of Echinanthera cephalomaculata?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Echinanthera cephalomaculata. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Echinanthera cephalomaculata live?
The species is endemic to north-eastern Brazil.
Why is Echinanthera cephalomaculata 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 Echinanthera cephalomaculata?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Echinanthera cephalomaculata a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.