Tropidophis bucculentus
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T. bucculentus
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Tropidophis bucculentus was a nonvenomous dwarf boa species endemic to Navassa Island. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
It is commonly referred to as the Navassa Island dwarf boa.[2]
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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.
See also
- List of tropidophiid species and subspecies
- Tropidophiidae by common name
- Tropidophiidae by taxonomic synonyms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).
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Further reading
- Powell, R. 1999. Caribbean Journal of Science, VOL. 35, No. 1-2. 1-13.
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