Tropidophis fuscus
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- Common names: Cuban dusky dwarf boa.
Tropidophis fuscus is a non-venomous dwarf boa species found in Cuba. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
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[edit] Description
The color pattern consists of a dark brown ground color with black spotting.
[edit] Geographic range
Found in Cuba where it is known only from two areas, Cruzata and Minas Amores, in northeastern Guantánamo Province. The type locality given is "Minas Amores (21.7 km NW, 7.7 km SE Baracoa, by road), Guantánamo Province, Cuba, 76 m."[1]
[edit] Habitat
Pine forests.
[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).
- ^ Tropidophis fuscus (TSN 634820). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 25 September 2007.
[edit] Further reading
- Hedges, S. B., and O. H. Garrido. 1992. A new species of Tropidophis from Cuba (Serpentes, Tropidophiidae). Copeia 1992:820-825.
[edit] External links
- Tropidophis fuscus at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 25 September 2007.
