CRCritically Endangered
Petite Praslin Caecilian
Hypogeophis pti
Unknown
Photo: Photo: Salifa Karapetyan, Seychelles News Agency via Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Habitat
Forest· majorWetlands (inland) - Permanent rivers/streams· major
Conservation measures underway
Site/area protectionSpecies recovery
Other threatened species in INDOTYPHLIDAE
Threatened in Seychelles
Frequently asked questions
Why is Petite Praslin Caecilian classified as Critically Endangered?
Petite Praslin Caecilian is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range, per the IUCN Red List assessment recorded in the SpeciesRadar database.
Where does Petite Praslin Caecilian live?
Petite Praslin Caecilian occurs in Seychelles. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Petite Praslin Caecilian?
The main threats to Petite Praslin Caecilian are 1.3, 11.1, 11.2, and 5.3. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.
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