Tropidophis spiritus
Tropidophis spiritus, the Sancti Spiritus trope, is a small species of dwarf boa endemic to the province of Sancti Spíritus in central Cuba.[1][2] It is distinguished from other Tropidophis species by its gracile body shape and color pattern of bold spots.[3]
| Sancti Spiritus dwarf boa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Tropidophiidae |
| Genus: | Tropidophis |
| Species: | T. spiritus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidophis spiritus Hedges & Garrido, 1999 | |
References
- Fong, A. (2019). "Tropidophis spiritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T75606641A75608079. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T75606641A75608079.en. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- Tropidophis spiritus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 January 2021.
- Hedges, S. Blair; Garrido, Orlando (September 1999). "A new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from central Cuba". Journal of Herpetology. 33 (3): 436–441. doi:10.2307/1565640. JSTOR 1565640.
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