Tropidophis hendersoni

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Cuban Khaki Dwarf Boa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Species: T. hendersoni
Binomial name
Tropidophis hendersoni
(Hedges & Garrido, 2002)

Cuban Khaki Dwarf Boa {Tropidophis hendersoni} is a newly described species of dwarf boa from the northern coast of eastern Cuba, in the province of Holguín. It is a small spotted species, previously confused with the T. haetianus of Hispaniola.

[edit] References

  • Hedges, S. B., and O. H. Garrido. 2002. A new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from Eastern Cuba. J. Herpetology 36:157-161.