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

Critically Endangered

Trachyboa gularis

Trachyboa gularis

Trachyboa gularis is a lizard or snake in the family Tropidophiidae, recorded as Critically Endangered and tied to Ecuador.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Trachyboa gularis
Recorded from
Ecuador
Taxonomy
Squamata · Tropidophiidae · Trachyboa

The lizard or snake

Trachyboa gularis is a lizard or snake in the family Tropidophiidae.

Range and habitat

The species is endemic to Ecuador, and is only known from an area where suitable habitat has been almost completely destroyed.

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

In crisis

Recent confirmed records are also lacking, and the IUCN has concluded that Tropidophis gularis is a possibly extinct species.

Trachyboa gularis 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 Trachyboa gularis, Wikidata item Q2354757. 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 Trachyboa gularis?
Trachyboa gularis is a lizard or snake in the family Tropidophiidae.
What is the conservation status of Trachyboa gularis?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Trachyboa gularis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Trachyboa gularis live?
The species is endemic to Ecuador, and is only known from an area where suitable habitat has been almost completely destroyed.
Why is Trachyboa gularis in crisis?
Recent confirmed records are also lacking, and the IUCN has concluded that Tropidophis gularis is a possibly extinct species.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Trachyboa gularis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Trachyboa gularis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.