Tropidophis morenoi
| Tropidophis morenoi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Infraorder: | Alethinophidia |
| Family: | Tropidophiidae |
| Genus: | Tropidophis |
| Species: | T. morenoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidophis morenoi (Hedges, Garrido & Díaz, 2001) | |
Tropidophis morenoi, commonly known as the zebra dwarf boa, is a species of West Indian dwarf boa.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, morenoi, is in honor of Cuban herpetologist Luis V. Moreno.[2]
Geographic range
T. morenoi is endemic to Villa Clara Province, north-central Cuba.[1]
Description
T. morenoi is distinguished from other Tropidophis species by its buff ground color, with brown spots fused to form zebra-like bands.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Hedges SB, Garrido OH, Díaz LM (2001). "A New Banded Snake of the Genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from North-Central Cuba". J. Herpetology 35: 615-617. (Tropidophis morenoi, new species). (in English, plus abstract in Spanish).
- ↑ 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 morenoi, p. 183).
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