Tropidophis morenoi
Appearance
Tropidophis morenoi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Tropidophiidae |
Genus: | Tropidophis |
Species: | T. morenoi
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Binomial name | |
Tropidophis morenoi |
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
- ^ a b c 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).