Tropidophis wrighti explained
Tropidophis wrighti, commonly known as Wright's dwarf boa, the gracile banded dwarf boa, and the gracile banded trope, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae.[1] The species is endemic to Cuba.
Etymology
T. wrighti is named after American botanist and explorer Charles Wright.[2]
Geographic range
T. wrighti is found in eastern Cuba from Céspedes in Camagüey Province eastward to Santiago de Cuba in Santiago de Cuba Province.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. wrighti is forest, but it also can be found in coffee plantations and near houses.
Reproduction
T. wrighti is viviparous.[4]
Further reading
- Díaz LM, Cádiz A (2020). "A new species of Tropidophis (Squamata: Tropidophiidae) and molecular phylogeny of the Cuban radiation of the genus: una nueva especie de Tropidophis (Squamata: Tropidophiidae) y filogenia molecular de la radiación cubana del género". Novitates Caribaea 16: 1–19. (Tropidophis wrighti, pp. 1, 4, 5, Table I). (in English and Spanish).
- Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. . (Tropidophis wrighti, p. 643).
- Stull OG (1928). "A Revision of the Genus Tropidophis ". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (195): 1-49. (Tropidophis wrighti, new species, pp. 38–39).
Notes and References
- [:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid RW]
- [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
- [Albert Schwartz (zoologist)|Schwartz, Albert]
- www.reptile-database.org.
