Tropidophis battersbyi

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Tropidophis battersbyi

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Species:
T. battersbyi
Binomial name
Tropidophis battersbyi
Laurent, 1949

Tropidophis battersbyi, also known commonly as Battersby's dwarf boa and the Ecuadorian dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae.[2] The species is endemic to Ecuador.[3]

Etymology[]

The specific name, battersbyi, is in honor of British herpetologist James Clarence Battersby (1901–1993).[4]

Description[]

Dorsally, T. battersbyi has four rows of large dark spots. It has a high number of ventral scales, up to 200. It has a low number of maxillary teeth, only 12.[5]

Reproduction[]

T. battersbyi is viviparous.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Reyes-Puig, C. (2019). "Tropidophis battersbyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T50952108A50952120. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T50952108A50952120.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, (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).
  3. ^ "Tropidophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  4. ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropidophis battersbyi, p. 19).
  5. ^ a b Species Tropidophis battersbyi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading[]

  • Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Tropidophis battersbyi, p. 88).
  • Hedges SB (2002). "Morphological variation and the definition of species in the snake genus Tropidophis (Serpentes, Tropidophiidae)". Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London, Zoology 68 (2): 83–90.
  • Laurent RF (1949). "Note sur quelques reptiles appartenant à la collection de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. III. Formes américaines ". Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique 25 (9): 1-20. (Tropidophis battersbyi, new species, p. 6). (in French).



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