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Sancti Spiritus dwarf boa
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Tropidophiidae
Genus:	Tropidophis
Species:	T. spiritus
Binomial name
Tropidophis spiritus Hedges & Garrido, 1999

Tropidophis spiritus, also known commonly as the Sancti Spiritus dwarf boa and the Sancti Spiritus trope, is a small species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae (dwarf boas). The species is endemic to the province of Sancti Spíritus in central Cuba. It is distinguished from other Tropidophis species by its gracile body shape and color pattern of bold spots.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. spiritus is forest, at altitudes of 25–800 m (82–2,625 ft).

References

1. ^ 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 20 November 2021.
2. Tropidophis spiritus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 January 2021.
3. Hedges, S. Blair; Garrido, Orlando (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. (Tropidophis spiritus, new species).

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