Tropidophis pilsbryi

Tropidophis pilsbryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Tropidophiidae
Genus:	Tropidophis
Species:	T. pilsbryi
Binomial name
	Tropidophis pilsbryi; Bailey, 1937
Synonyms
	Tropidophis maculatus pilsbryi; Bailey, 1937; Tropidophis pilsbryi; — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991;

Last updated December 18, 2025

Tropidophis pilsbryi, commonly known as Pilsbry's dwarf boa^[1] or the Cuban white-necked dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Cuba.^[1]

Etymology

Both the specific name, pilsbryi, and one of the common names, Pilsbry's dwarf boa, are in honor of American malacologist Henry Augustus Pilsbry.^[3]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized, including the nominate subspecies:^[1]

Tropidophis pilsbryi pilsbryi Bailey, 1937 – eastern Cuba
Tropidophis pilsbryi galacelidus Schwartz & Garrido, 1975 – central Cuba

Taxonomy

In 2002 Hedges elevated the subspecies T. p. galacelidus to a full species, T. galacelidus.^[4]

Description

Males of T. p. pilsbryi grow to a snout–vent length (SVL) of 295 mm (11.6 in), and females grow to 260 mm (10 in) SVL.^[1]T. p. galacelidus can get larger, with a snout–vent length of 187 mm (7.4 in) in males, but 405 mm (15.9 in) SVL in females.^[4]

Reproduction

T. pilsbryi is viviparous.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Tropidophis pilsbryi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 6 November 2014.
↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (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).
↑ 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 pilsbryi, p. 207).
1 2 Tropidophis galacelidus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 31 July 2016.

Bailey JR (1937). "A review of some recent Tropidophis material". Proc. New England Zoöl. Club16: 41–52. (Tropidophis maculatus pilsbryi, new subspecies, p. 42).
Hedges SB (2002). "Morphological variation and the definition of species in the snake genus Tropidophis (Serpentes: Tropidophiidae) from eastern Cuba". Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London (Zool.)68 (2): 83–90.
Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 714 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Tropidophis pilsbryi, p. 641).
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 pilsbryi, p. 195).

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[RDB-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tropidophis pilsbryi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 6 November 2014.

[McD99-2] McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (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).

[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 pilsbryi, p. 207).

[RDB2-4] 1 2 Tropidophis galacelidus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 31 July 2016.

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