Biology:Tropidophis celiae
| Tropidophis celiae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Tropidophiidae |
| Genus: | Tropidophis |
| Species: | T. celiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Tropidophis celiae (Hedges, Estrada & Diaz, 1999)
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Tropidophis celiae, commonly known as the Canasi dwarf boa or the Canasi trope, is an endangered species of dwarf boa, a snake in the family Tropidophiidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.
Etymology
The specific name, celiae, is in honor of Celia Puerta de Estrada, the wife of Puerto Rican herpetologist Alberto R. Estrada.[2]
Geographic range
T. celiae is native to the northern coast of La Habana Province, western Cuba.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of T. celiae are caves, forest, and the marine supralittoral zone at an altitude of 3 m (9.8 ft).[1]
Description
T. celiae is distinguished from other Tropidophis species by its tan coloration, dark brown dorsal spots, and pale neck band.[4]
Diet
T. celiae is known to prey upon frogs.[1]
Reproduction
T. celiae is viviparous.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fong A (20). "Tropidophis celiae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://10.2305/dx.doi.org/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T75606425A75607994.en. Accessed on 29 January 2022.
- ↑ 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 celiae, p. 50).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tropidophis celiae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 June 2013.
- ↑ "A new snake (Tropidophis) from western Cuba". Copeia 1999 (2): 376–381. 1999. doi:10.2307/1447483. (Tropidophis celiae, new species).
Further reading
- López, Javier Torres; Rodríguez-Cabrera, Tomás M.; Romero, Ruben Marrero; Torres, Orlando J.; Macías, Paidel Gutiérrez (2016). "Comments on the critically endangered Canasí Trope (Tropidophis celiae, Tropidophiidae): Neonates, ex situ maintenance, and conservation". IRCF (International Reptile Conservation Foundation) Reptiles & Amphibians 23 (2): 82–87.
Wikidata ☰ Q3540681 entry
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