Tropidophis feicki

Tropidophis feicki, also known as the broad-banded dwarf boa or Feick's dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae.[1] The species is endemic to Cuba.[2][3]

Tropidophis feicki
An individual found in a dense forest south of Bermejas in the Zapata Peninsula.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Species:
T. feicki
Binomial name
Tropidophis feicki
Schwartz, 1957

Etymology

The specific name, feicki, is in honor of American biologist John R. Feick.[4]

Description

Tropidophis feicki males can grow to 41 cm (16 in) snout-vent length (SVL), and females to 45 cm (18 in).[3][5] There are 217–235 ventral scales and 34–41 subcaudal scales. The dorsal ground color is grey or pink. There is a saddle pattern dorsally, but no ventral pattern.[5]

Reproduction

Tropidophis feicki is viviparous.[3]

Geographic range

T. feicki is found in western Cuba, from Pedrera de Mendoza and Guane, Pinar del Río Province, east to Pan de Matanzas, Matanzas Province.[6]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of T. feicki is upland caves, cliffs, and talus deposits.[6]

Behavior

T. feicki is arboreal.[5]

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References

  1. 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).
  2. "Tropidophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  3. Tropidophis feicki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 June 2017.
  4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropidophis feicki, p. 88).
  5. Hedges, S. Blair (2002). "Morphological variation and the definition of species in the snake genus Tropidophis (Serpentes, Tropidophiidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Zoology Series. London. 68: 83–90. doi:10.1017/S0968047002000092.
  6. 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 feicki, p. 192).

Further reading

  • Schwartz A (1957). "A New Species of Boa (Genus Tropidophis) from Western Cuba". American Museum Novitates (1839): 1-8. (Tropidophis feicki, new species).
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