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

Endangered

Ophisaurus ceroni

Ophisaurus ceroni

Ophisaurus ceroni is a lizard or snake in the family Anguidae, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Ophisaurus ceroni
Taxonomy
Squamata · Anguidae · Ophisaurus

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

No country pin is stored for Ophisaurus ceroni on this catalog. That is a missing field, not proof the animal has no range.

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

In crisis

Ophisaurus ceroni 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 Ophisaurus ceroni — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3354132. 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 Ophisaurus ceroni?
Ophisaurus ceroni is a lizard or snake in the family Anguidae.
What is the conservation status of Ophisaurus ceroni?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Ophisaurus ceroni. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Ophisaurus ceroni live?
Ophisaurus ceroni, Ceron's glass lizard, is a lizard of the Anguidae family.
Why is Ophisaurus ceroni in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Ophisaurus ceroni?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Ophisaurus ceroni a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.