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Tropidophis spiritus

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Sancti Spiritus dwarf boa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Species:
T. spiritus
Binomial name
Tropidophis spiritus
Hedges & Garrido, 1999

Tropidophis spiritus, the Sancti Spiritus trope, is a small species of dwarf boa endemic to the province of Sancti Spíritus in central Cuba.[1][2] It is distinguished from other Tropidophis species by its gracile body shape and color pattern of bold spots.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Fong, A. (2019). "Tropidophis spiritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T75606641A75608079. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T75606641A75608079.en. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ Tropidophis spiritus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 January 2021.
  3. ^ Hedges, S. Blair; Garrido, Orlando (September 1999). "A new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from central Cuba". Journal of Herpetology. 33 (3): 436–441. doi:10.2307/1565640. JSTOR 1565640.


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