Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Venerable collared lizard (Crotaphytus antiquus), recorded as Endangered
Venerable collared lizard (Crotaphytus antiquus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Venerable collared lizard

Crotaphytus antiquus

Venerable collared lizard is a lizard or snake in the family Crotaphytidae — Crotaphytus antiquus, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Crotaphytus antiquus
Taxonomy
Squamata · Crotaphytidae · Crotaphytus

Range and habitat

The species is native to northern Mexico.

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

In crisis

C. Antiquus is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. Major threats to the population include habitat degradation, mainly due to gravel extraction for building materials in nearby urban areas.

Venerable collared lizard 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 Venerable collared lizard, Wikidata item Q1106652. 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 Venerable collared lizard?
Venerable collared lizard is a lizard or snake in the family Crotaphytidae — Crotaphytus antiquus.
What is the conservation status of Venerable collared lizard?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Crotaphytus antiquus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Venerable collared lizard live?
The species is native to northern Mexico.
Why is Venerable collared lizard in crisis?
Major threats to the population include habitat degradation, mainly due to gravel extraction for building materials in nearby urban areas.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Crotaphytus antiquus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Venerable collared lizard a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.