Tropidophis battersbyi
Tropidophis battersbyi, or the Ecuadorian dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae.[1] The species is endemic to Ecuador.[2]
| Tropidophis battersbyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Tropidophiidae |
| Genus: | Tropidophis |
| Species: | T. battersbyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidophis battersbyi Laurent, 1949 | |
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, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropidophis battersbyi, p. 19).
Further reading
- Laurent RF (1949). "Note sur quelques reptiles appartenant à la collection de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. III. Formes américaines ". Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique 25 (9): 1-20. (Tropidophis battersbyi, new species, p. 6). (in French).
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