Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of St. Lucia threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma breuili), recorded as Endangered
St. Lucia threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma breuili). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

St. Lucia threadsnake

Tetracheilostoma breuili

St. Lucia threadsnake is a lizard or snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae — Tetracheilostoma breuili, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Tetracheilostoma breuili
Taxonomy
Squamata · Leptotyphlopidae · Tetracheilostoma

Appearance

It is dark brown with two yellowish lateral stripes, like the closely related L. Bilineatus (Martinique) and L. Carlae (Barbados).

T. Breuili can reach a total length (among them tail) of 119 mm (4.7 in).

Range and habitat

T. Breuili is endemic to the Caribbean island-nation of Saint Lucia. T. Breuili usually lives in forest, at altitudes of 40–60 m (130–200 ft). The species is native to the West Indies.

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

In crisis

St. Lucia threadsnake 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 St. Lucia threadsnake, Wikidata item Q2381059. 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.

Same genus

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Barbados threadsnake

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Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
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Javan rhinoceros

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Sumatran orangutan

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Quick answers

What is St. Lucia threadsnake?
St. Lucia threadsnake is a lizard or snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae — Tetracheilostoma breuili.
What is the conservation status of St. Lucia threadsnake?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Tetracheilostoma breuili. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does St. Lucia threadsnake live?
T. Breuili is endemic to the Caribbean island-nation of Saint Lucia.
Why is St. Lucia threadsnake in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Tetracheilostoma breuili?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is St. Lucia threadsnake a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.