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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]
Santa Catarina's guinea pig, native to a single island in Brazil, is down to its last 40–60 individuals, reduced by hunting and habitat disturbance. The great Indian bustard is threatened by habitat loss resulting from agriculture and human development, and is down to the last 50–249 individuals. [ 6 ]
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"The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Antigua and Barbuda". IUCN. 2001 dead link ] "Mammal Species of the World". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 "Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006
Critically endangered. Endemic. Known from only one specimen collected in 1964 until it was re-found in 1998. Most recently sighted in 2018. Skinks Species Common name(s) Notes Image Mabuya mabouya [4] Regional endemic. Rare. Worm snakes (Typhlopidae) Species Common name(s) Notes Image Typhlops monastus: Montserrat worm snake
Reptiles of Antigua and Barbuda (8 P) B. ... This list may not reflect recent changes. ... Lacépède's ground snake;
Here’s a full list of all venomous snakes, facts about each one and where they can each be found: Copperhead. ... Habitat: Forest/wooded areas full of logs and rocks. Threat: Copperheads are ...