Tropidophis taczanowskyi explained

Tropidophis taczanowskyi, also known commonly as Taczanowski's dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae.^[1] The species is native to northern South America.

Etymology

Both the specific name, taczanowskyi, and the common name, Taczanowski's dwarf boa, are in honor of Polish zoologist Władysław Taczanowski.^[2]

Geographic range

T. taczanowskyi is found in Ecuador and Peru.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. taczanowskyi is forest, at altitudes of 823–.

Diet

Taczanowski's dwarf boa preys upon frogs.

Reproduction

T. taczanowskyi is viviparous.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families ... Boidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Ungalia taczanowskyi, p. 111).
• Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (Tropidophis taczanowskyi, p. 88).
• Steindachner F (1880). "Über eine neue peruanische Ungalia-Art, Ungalia taczanowskyi". Sitzungberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaften Classe, Wien 80 (1): 522-525 + one plate. (Ungalia taczanowsyi, new species). (in German).
• Stull OG (1928). "A Revision of the Genus Tropidophis ". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (195): 1-49. (Tropidophis taczanowskyi, new combination, p. 21).

Notes and References

1. [:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid RW]
2. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]