Tropidophis bucculentus
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- Common names: Navassa island dwarf boa.[2]
Tropidophis bucculentus was a non-venomous dwarf boa species endemic to Navassa Island. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
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[edit] Geographic range
The type locality given is "Navassa Id."[1]
[edit] Conservation status
Extinct. The species became a casualty of human interference and feral predators, such as rodents, cats, dogs and goats that were introduced during the large-scale mining period on this small island during the 1800s.
[edit] See also
- List of tropidophiid species and subspecies.
- Tropidophiidae by common name.
- Tropidophiidae by taxonomic synonyms.
[edit] References
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ a b Tropidophis bucculentus (TSN 683052). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 25 September 2007.
[edit] Further reading
- Powell, R. 1999. Caribbean Journal of Science, VOL. 35, No. 1-2. 1-13.
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