Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Amathites Lava Lizard (Eurolophosaurus amathites), recorded as Endangered
Amathites Lava Lizard (Eurolophosaurus amathites). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Amathites Lava Lizard

Eurolophosaurus amathites

Amathites Lava Lizard is a lizard or snake in the family Tropiduridae — Eurolophosaurus amathites, recorded as Endangered and tied to Brazil.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Eurolophosaurus amathites
Recorded from
Brazil
Taxonomy
Squamata · Tropiduridae · Eurolophosaurus

The lizard or snake

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

Range and habitat

The species is endemic to Brazil.

GBIF currently lists 491 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

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

In crisis

Amathites Lava Lizard 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 Eurolophosaurus amathites — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q949295 and GBIF occurrence geography. 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 Amathites Lava Lizard?
Amathites Lava Lizard is a lizard or snake in the family Tropiduridae — Eurolophosaurus amathites.
What is the conservation status of Amathites Lava Lizard?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Eurolophosaurus amathites. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Amathites Lava Lizard live?
The species is endemic to Brazil.
Why is Amathites Lava Lizard in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Eurolophosaurus amathites?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Amathites Lava Lizard a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.