Tropidophis nigriventris
| Tropidophis nigriventris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Tropidophiidae |
| Genus: | Tropidophis |
| Species: | T. nigriventis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidophis nigriventis Bailey, 1937 | |
Tropidophis nigriventis, or the black-bellied dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae.[1] The species is endemic to Cuba.[2]
Geographic range
T. nigriventris is found in central Cuba in Camagüey Province.[3]
References
- ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ "Tropidophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ↑ Schwartz A, Thomas R. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Tropidophis nigriventris, pp. 194-195).
Further reading
- Bailey JR. 1937. A Review of some Recent Tropidophis Material. Proc. New England Zool. Club 16: 41-52. (Tropidophis nigriventris, new species, p. 45).
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