Biology:Tropidophis hendersoni

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Short description: Species of snake

Tropidophis hendersoni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Species:
T. hendersoni
Binomial name
Tropidophis hendersoni
Hedges & Garrido, 2002

Tropidophis hendersoni, commonly known as the Cuban khaki dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae (dwarf boas). The species is endemic to the West Indies.

Etymology

The specific name, hendersoni, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert William Henderson (born 1945).[1]

Geographic range

T. hendersoni is known from the northern coast of eastern Cuba, in the province of Holguín.

Description

T. hendersoni is a small spotted species, previously confused with T. haetianus of Hispaniola.

References

  1. 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 hendersoni, p. 121).

Further reading

  • Hedges SB, Garrido OH (2002). "A new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from Eastern Cuba". Journal of Herpetology 36: 157–161. (Tropidophis hendersoni, new species).


Wikidata ☰ Q3017838 entry