Tropidophis

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anilioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Alethinophidia Superfamilia: Anilioidea

Familia: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Species (35): T. battersbyi – T. bucculentus – T. cacuangoae – T. canus – T. caymanensis – T. celiae – T. curtus – T. feicki – T. fuscus – T. galacelidus – T. grapiuna – T. greenwayi – T. haetianus – T. hardyi – T. hendersoni – T. jamaicensis – T. leonae – T. maculatus – T. melanurus – T. morenoi – T. nigriventris – T. pardalis – T. parkeri – T. paucisquamis – T. pilsbryi – T. preciosus – T. schwartzi – T. semicinctus – T. spiritus – T. steinleini – T. stejnegeri – T. stullae – T. taczanowskyi – T. wrighti – T. xanthogaster

Name

Tropidophis Bibron, 1840: 124

Type species: Boa melanura Schlegel, 1837, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

Cocteau, J.-T. & Bibron, G. 1838–1843. Reptiles. In: de la Sagra, R. Historia Física, Política y Natural de la Isla de Cuba. Segunda Parte. Historia Natural. Tomo IV. Reptiles y Peces. Arthus Bertrand: Paris. 142 pp. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Ortega-Andrade, H.M., Bentley, A., Koch, C., Yánez-Muñoz, M.H. & Entiauspe-Neto, O.M. 2022. A time relic: a new species of dwarf boa, Tropidophis Bibron, 1840 (Serpentes: Amerophidia), from the Upper Amazon Basin. European Journal of Taxonomy 854: 1–107. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.854.2021 Reference page.
Landestoy T., M.A. 2023. A remarkable new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Squamata: Tropidophiidae) from southern Hispaniola. Novitates Caribaea 21: 1–17. DOI: 10.33800/nc.vi21.323 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Tropidophis . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Typical Dwarf Boas
suomi: Maaboat

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