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

Critically Endangered

Tropidophis caymanensis

Tropidophis caymanensis

Tropidophis caymanensis is a lizard or snake in the family Tropidophiidae, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Tropidophis caymanensis
Taxonomy
Squamata · Tropidophiidae · Tropidophis

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

Tropidophis caymanensis, or the Cayman Islands dwarf boa, is a snake in the family Tropidophiidae and is classified as critically endangered. It is endemic to the Cayman Islands.

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

In crisis

Tropidophis caymanensis 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 Tropidophis caymanensis — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3021735. 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 Tropidophis caymanensis?
Tropidophis caymanensis is a lizard or snake in the family Tropidophiidae.
What is the conservation status of Tropidophis caymanensis?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Tropidophis caymanensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Tropidophis caymanensis live?
It is endemic to the Cayman Islands.
Why is Tropidophis caymanensis in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Tropidophis caymanensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Tropidophis caymanensis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.