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Worm snakes (Typhlopidae) Species Common name(s) Notes Image Typhlops monastus: Montserrat worm snake: Regional endemic; found on both main islands and some of the offshore islands. Colubrids Species Common name(s) Notes Image Alsophis antiguae: Antiguan racer: Critically endangered. Endemic; found only on Great Bird Island off the coast of ...
Efforts began to clear other offshore islands of Antigua of rats and mongooses to reintroduce the snake so the population could continue to grow. [10] Antiguan racers have been successfully reintroduced to Rabbit Island (1999), Green Island (2001), and York Island (2008), and their total population has increased to more than 1,000. [11]
Near Threatened (NT) species do not currently qualify for Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU), but are likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or are already close to qualifying. As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 329 near threatened reptile ...
For a species to be considered endangered by the IUCN it must meet certain quantitative criteria which are designed to classify taxa facing "a very high risk of extinction". An even higher risk is faced by critically endangered species, which meet the quantitative criteria for endangered species. Critically endangered reptiles are listed ...
Habitat: Heavily wooded coastal plains; they also love streams and den sites such as stumps, holes and burrows. Many have been found in barns as well. Threat: Timber Rattlesnakes are fairly common ...
The IUCN has classified each of these species into one of three conservation statuses: vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR. Order Crocodilia (crocodilians) [ edit ]
Federal wildlife officials have agreed to conduct a full, year-long review to determine whether a tiny snail found only in high-desert springs near a huge lithium mine being built along the Nevada ...
See: List of endangered reptiles, List of critically endangered reptiles. Vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species are collectively referred to as threatened species by the IUCN. Additionally 910 reptile species (18% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient , meaning there is insufficient information for a full ...