Tropidophis feicki

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Tropidophis feicki
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Species:
T. feicki
Binomial name
Tropidophis feicki
Schwartz, 1957

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]

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]

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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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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