Tropidophis xanthogaster

Guanahacabibes dwarf boa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Species: T. xanthogaster
Binomial name
Tropidophis xanthogaster
(Dominguez, Moreno & Hedges, 2006)

Guanahacabibes dwarf boa, Tropidophis xanthogaster, is a newly described species of dwarf boa endemic to the Guanahacabibes Peninsula, in the province of Pinar del Río, western Cuba. It is grayish-brown with eight rows of dark brown spots and yellow abdomen.

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