Tropidophis morenoi
Zebra dwarf boa | |
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Conservation status | |
Not Evaluated | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Tropidophiidae |
Genus: | Tropidophis |
Species: | T. morenoi |
Binomial name | |
Tropidophis morenoi (Hedges, Garrido & Diaz, 2001) | |
Zebra dwarf boa, Tropidophis morenoi, is a newly described species of dwarf boa endemic to the Villa Clara Province, north-central Cuba. It is distinguished from other Tropidophis species by its buff ground color, with brown spots fused to form zebra-like bands.
References
- Hedges, S. B., O. H. Garrido, and L. M. Diaz. 2001. A new banded snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from North-Central Cuba. J. Herpetology 35:615-617.