Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Seychelles house snake (Lamprophis geometricus), recorded as Endangered
Seychelles house snake (Lamprophis geometricus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Seychelles house snake

Lamprophis geometricus

Seychelles house snake is a lizard or snake in the family Lamprophiidae — Lamprophis geometricus, recorded as Endangered and tied to Seychelles.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Lamprophis geometricus
Recorded from
Seychelles
Taxonomy
Squamata · Lamprophiidae · Lamprophis

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

It is endemic to Seychelles. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

In crisis

Seychelles house snake 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 Seychelles house snake — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q2384509. 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 Seychelles house snake?
Seychelles house snake is a lizard or snake in the family Lamprophiidae — Lamprophis geometricus.
What is the conservation status of Seychelles house snake?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Lamprophis geometricus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Seychelles house snake live?
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and rural gardens.
Why is Seychelles house snake in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Lamprophis geometricus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Seychelles house snake a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.