Tropidophis feicki
| Tropidophis feicki | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Tropidophiidae |
| Genus: | Tropidophis |
| Species: | T. feicki |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidophis feicki Schwartz, 1957 | |
Tropidophis feicki, or the broad-banded dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae.[1] The species is endemic to Cuba.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, feicki, is in honor of American biologist John R. Feick.[3]
Geographic range
T. feicki is found in western Cuba, from Pedrera de Mendoza and Guane, Pinar del Río Province, east to Pan de Matanzas, Matanzas Province.[4]
Habitat
The preferred habitat of T. feicki is upland caves, cliffs, and talus deposit.[4]
References
- ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 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).
- ↑ "Tropidophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropidophis feicki, p. 88).
- 1 2 Schwartz A, Thomas R. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Penmnsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Tropidophis feicki, p. 192).
Further reading
- Schwartz A. 1957. A New Species of Boa (Genus Tropidophis) from Western Cuba. American Museum Novitates (1839): 1-8. (Tropidophis feicki, new species).
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