Tropidophis xanthogaster
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| Guanahacabibes Dwarf Boa | ||||||||||||||||
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| Tropidophis xanthogaster (Dominguez, Moreno & Hedges, 2006) |
Guanahacabibes Dwarf Boa Tropidophis xanthogaster is a newly described species of dwarf boa endemic to the Guanahacabibes Peninsula, in the province of Pinar del Río, western Cuba. It is grayish-brown with eight rows of dark brown spots and yellow abdomen.
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- Dominguez, M., L. V. Moreno, and S. B. Hedges. 2006. A new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from the Guanahacabibes Peninsula of western Cuba. Amphibia-Reptilia 27:427-432.
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