Tropidophis fuscus

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Tropidophis fuscus
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T. fuscus
Binomial name
Tropidophis fuscus
Hedges & Garrido, 1992[1]

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Common names: Cuban dusky dwarf boa.

Tropidophis fuscus is a non-venomous dwarf boa species found in Cuba. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2][3]

Description

Male Tropidophis fuscus grow to 287 mm (11.3 in) and females to 304 mm (12.0 in) in snout–vent length.[3] The color pattern consists of a dark brown ground color with black spotting.

Geographic range

Found in Cuba where it is known only from two areas, Cruzata and Minas Amores, in northeastern Guantánamo Province. The type locality given is "Minas Amores (21.7 km NW, 7.7 km SE Baracoa, by road), Guantánamo Province, Cuba, 76 m."[4]

Habitat

Pine forests.

See also

References

  1. Hedges, S. B., and O. H. Garrido. 1992. A new species of Tropidophis from Cuba (Serpentes, Tropidophiidae). Copeia 1992:820-825
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  3. 3.0 3.1 Tropidophis fuscus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 January 2015.
  4. 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).