Tropidophis morenoi

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Tropidophis morenoi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Species:
T. morenoi
Binomial name
Tropidophis morenoi
Hedges, Garrido & Díaz, 2001

Tropidophis morenoi, also commonly known as the zebra dwarf boa and the zebra trope, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae. The species is endemic to Cuba. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, morenoi, is in honor of Cuban herpetologist Luis V. Moreno. [3]

Geographic distribution

Tropidophis morenoi is found in north-central Cuba, in the provinces of Ciego de Ávila, Sancti Spíritus, and Villa Clara. [1] [2] [4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Tropidophis morenoi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 25 m (82 ft). [1]

Description

Tropidophis morenoi is distinguished from other Tropidophis species by its buff ground color, with brown spots fused to form zebra-like bands. [2] The longest specimen measured is a female with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 35.9 cm (14.1 in) and a tail length of 5.7 cm (2.2 in). [5]

Reproduction

Tropidophis morenoi is viviparous. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fong, A. (2021). "Tropidophis morenoi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T75606556A75608049.en. Accessed on 26 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Hedges, S. Blair; Garrido, Orlando H.; Díaz, Luis M. (2001). "A New Banded Snake of the Genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from North-Central Cuba". Journal of Herpetology35: 615–617. (Tropidophis morenoi, new species). (in English, plus abstract in Spanish).
  3. ↑ 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 morenoi, p. 183).
  4. 1 2 Species Tropidophis morenoi at The Reptile Database
  5. ↑ Domínguez, Michel; Moreno, Luis V.; Schettino, Lourdes Rodríguez (2006). "Tropidophis morenoi (NCN [no common name]). Size Record". Herpetological Review37 (3): 356.



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