Tropidophis hendersoni

Tropidophis hendersoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Species: T. hendersoni
Binomial name
Tropidophis hendersoni
Hedges & Garrido, 2002

Tropidophis hendersoni, commonly known as the Cuban khaki dwarf boa, is a species of dwarf boa endemic to the West Indies.

Etymology

The specific name, hendersoni, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert William Henderson (born 1945).[2]

Geographic range

T. hendersoni is known from the northern coast of eastern Cuba, in the province of Holguín.

Description

T. hendersoni is a small spotted species, previously confused with T. haetianus of Hispaniola.

References

  1. Powell R, Mayer GC, Hedges SB. (2010). "Tropidophis hendersoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  2. 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 hendersoni, p. 121).

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