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Tropidophis pilsbryi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Species: T. pilsbryi
Binomial name
Tropidophis pilsbryi
Bailey, 1937
Synonyms
  • Tropidophis maculatus pilsbryi
    Bailey, 1937
  • Tropidophis pilsbryi
    — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991

Tropidophis pilsbryi, commonly known as Pilsbry's dwarf boa or the Cuban white-necked dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.

Etymology

Both the specific name, pilsbryi, and one of the common names, Pilsbry's dwarf boa, are in honor of American malacologist Henry Augustus Pilsbry.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized, including the nominate subspecies:

  • Tropidophis pilsbryi pilsbryi Bailey, 1937 – eastern Cuba
  • Tropidophis pilsbryi galacelidus Schwartz & Garrido, 1975 – central Cuba

Taxonomy

In 2002 Hedges elevated the subspecies T. p. galacelidus to a full species, T. galacelidus.

Description

Males of T. p. pilsbryi grow to a snout–vent length (SVL) of 295 mm (11.6 in), and females grow to 260 mm (10 in) SVL. T. p. galacelidus can get larger, with a snout–vent length of 187 mm (7.4 in) in males, but 405 mm (15.9 in) SVL in females.

Reproduction

T. pilsbryi is viviparous.

References

  1. ^ Tropidophis pilsbryi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 November 2014.
  2. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (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).
  3. 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 pilsbryi, p. 207).
  4. ^ Tropidophis galacelidus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 July 2016.

Further reading

  • Bailey JR (1937). "A review of some recent Tropidophis material". Proc. New England Zoöl. Club 16: 41–52. (Tropidophis maculatus pilsbryi, new subspecies, p. 42).
  • Hedges SB (2002). "Morphological variation and the definition of species in the snake genus Tropidophis (Serpentes: Tropidophiidae) from eastern Cuba". Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London (Zool.) 68 (2): 83–90.
  • Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 714 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Tropidophis pilsbryi, p. 641).
  • Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Tropidophis pilsbryi, p. 195).


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Tropidophis pilsbryi


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