Tropidophis spiritus
Sancti Spiritus dwarf boa, Tropidophis spiritus, is a small species of dwarf boa endemic to the province of Sancti Spíritus in central Cuba. It is distinguished from other Tropidophis species by its gracile body shape and color pattern of bold spots.[1]
| Sancti Spiritus dwarf boa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Tropidophiidae |
| Genus: | Tropidophis |
| Species: | T. spiritus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidophis spiritus (Hedges & Garrido, 1999) | |
References
- Hedges, S. Blair; Garrido, Orlando (September 1999). "A New Snake of the Genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from Central Cuba". Journal of Herpetology. 33 (3): 436. doi:10.2307/1565640. JSTOR 1565640.
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