Tropidophis hendersoni

Tropidophis hendersoni, commonly known as the Cuban khaki dwarf boa, the Cuban Khaki Trope, and Henderson's trope, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae (dwarf boas). The species is endemic to Cuba.

Tropidophis hendersoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

Etymology

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The specific name, hendersoni, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert William Henderson (born 1945).[2]

Geographic range

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T. hendersoni is known from the northern coast of eastern Cuba, in the province of Holguín.[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of T. hendersoni is caves and sinkholes in forest, at altitudes from sea level to 20 m (66 ft).[1]

Description

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T. hendersoni is a small spotted species, previously confused with T. haetianus of Hispaniola.[3]

Diet

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T. hendersoni preys upon frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus.[1]

Reproduction

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T. hendersoni is ovoviviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Fong, A. (2021). "Tropidophis hendersoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178429A77339073. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178429A77339073.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ a b Species Tropidophis hendersoni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

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  • 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).
  • Rodríguez Schettino, Lourdes; Mancina, Carlos A.; Rivalta González, Vilma (2013). "Reptiles of Cuba: Checklist and Geographic Distributions". Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service (144): 1–96.
  • Torres J, Powell R, Garrido OH (2017). "Tropidophis hendersoni Hedges and Garrido, Cuban Khaki Trope". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (907): 1–8.