Tropidophis bucculentus
Tropidophis bucculentus | |
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Extinct (c. 1920)
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Tropidophiidae |
Genus: | Tropidophis |
Species: | †T. bucculentus
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Binomial name | |
†Tropidophis bucculentus (Cope, 1868)
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Synonyms | |
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Tropidophis bucculentus, the Navassa Island dwarf boa,[2] was a nonvenomous dwarf boa species endemic to Navassa Island. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Geographic range[]
The type locality given is "Navassa Id."[1]
Description[]
Preserved museum specimens indicate that it varied in size from 30–60 cm (0.98–1.97 ft).
Conservation status[]
Extinct. The species became a casualty of human interference and feral predators, such as rodents, cats, dogs, and goats that were introduced during the large-scale mining period on this small island during the 1800s.
References[]
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ a b "Tropidophis bucculentus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
Further reading[]
- Powell, R. 1999. Caribbean Journal of Science, VOL. 35, No. 1-2. 1–13.
Categories:
- Tropidophiidae
- Extinct reptiles
- Endemic fauna of Navassa Island
- Extinct animals of Haiti
- Extinct animals of the United States
- Reptiles described in 1868
- Reptile extinctions since 1500
- Alethinophidia stubs