Tropidophis celiae
| Tropidophis celiae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Tropidophiidae |
| Genus: | Tropidophis |
| Species: | T. celiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidophis celiae (Hedges, Estrada & Diaz, 1999) | |
Tropidophis celiae, commonly known as the Canasi dwarf boa or the Canasi trope, is a species of dwarf boa endemic to the northern coast of La Habana Province, western Cuba.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, celiae, is in honor of Celia Puerta de Estrada, the wife of Puerto Rican herpetologist Alberto R. Estrada.[2]
Description
T. celiae is distinguished from other Tropidophis species by its tan coloration, dark brown dorsal spots, and pale neck band.[3]
References
- ↑ Tropidophis celiae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 June 2013.
- ↑ Beolens B; Watkins M; Grayson M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropidophis celiae, p. 50).
- ↑ Hedges SB; Estrada AR; Diaz LM. (1999). "A new snake (Tropidophis) from western Cuba". Copeia 1999: 376–381. JSTOR 1447483.