Tropidophis battersbyi
| Tropidophis battersbyi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Tropidophiidae |
| Genus: | Tropidophis |
| Species: | T. battersbyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidophis battersbyi Laurent, 1949 | |
Tropidophis battersbyi, or the Ecuadorian dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the Tropidophiidae family.[1] It is endemic to Ecuador.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, battersbyi, is in honor of British herpetologist James Clarence Battersby (1901-1993).[3]
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 battersbyi, p. 19).
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