Tropidophis stejnegeri

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Tropidophis stejnegeri

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Species:
T. stejnegeri
Binomial name
Tropidophis stejnegeri
Grant, 1940
Extent of Jamaican Eyespot Trope.jpg

Tropidophis stejnegeri, or (common name) Stejneger's dwarf boa, is a small species of dwarf boa endemic to the northern half of Jamaica.[2][3]

Description[]

Tropidophis stejnegeri is a small species of dwarf boa endemic to the northern half of Jamaica. Typically from Montego Bay, Mt. Horeb, and Plum Park, St. James Parish, and Bluefields, Westmoreland Parish, in the west, to the type locality in the east; also at Balaclava, St. Elizabeth Parish). This species of snake is known to reproduce by means of Viviparity. It is distinguished from other Tropidophis species by its bright colored body and tail. This sub species of snakes original taxon author is listed as "Grant, 1940".[4]

Habitat and ecology[]

This species is from dry, moist and wet habitats, found under vegetation debris and in bromeliads on the ground or low in trees, or surface active at night.[5]

Threats[]

Threats to the species include tourism development and urbanization along the coast, bauxite mining in the Cockpit Country, agricultural development and, presumably, predation by Small Indian Mongoose and feral cats throughout the species' range.[5]

Conservation[]

The family Tropidophiidae is included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The species occurs in a number of Forest Reserves, but these are not effectively managed to prevent ongoing deforestation, and so improving site management is important for the species, as is invasive species control. This species is listed as Near Threatened on the basis that it has an extent of occurrence of approximately 6,000 km2 and there is a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat, however, it does not quite qualify for listing as Vulnerable under criterion B on the basis that the population is not thought to be severely fragmented and the species is not thought to occur at fewer than 10 locations.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Wilson, B.S. & Hedges, B. 2019. Tropidophis stejnegeri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T75606659A75608084. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T75606659A75608084.en. Downloaded on 07 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Tropidophis stejnegeri Grant, 1940". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ^ "ITIS - Report: Tropidophis stejnegeri". www.itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Tropes". iNaturalist. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Jamaican Eyespot Trope". IUCN Redlist. Retrieved 5 November 2021.


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