Turtlepete
Well-Known Member
There are some species which are endemic in a small habitat. For example the most cuora kinds most C. aurocapitata or G. japonica or H. depressa...
In the list of super-tiny-restricted-range, vulnerable reptiles, I think Bothrops insularis, the Golden Lancehead viper would take the cake. Endemic to only a single, 40-something hectare island off the coast of Brazil. Thankfully, nobody lives there, and unlike our shelled buddies they have quite a good defense mechanism against collecting! There is an incredibly "thick" population density though, but sadly this puts them at risk of inbreeding, the effects of which can apparently already be seen in some specimens….
But thats a little off-topic, haha . Makes for some interesting thought though, for sure. I think Pyxis species would be another.
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