Tropidophis pilsbryi
| Tropidophis pilsbryi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Tropidophiidae |
| Genus: | Tropidophis |
| Species: | T. pilsbryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidophis pilsbryi Bailey, 1937 | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
Tropidophis pilsbryi, commonly known as Pilsbry's dwarf boa[3] or the Cuban white-necked dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae.[4] The species is endemic to Cuba.[3]
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.[5]
Subspecies
Two subspecies have been traditionally recognised, but Reptile Database and the IUCN now recognise Tropidophis galacelidus as a species.[3][6]
Taxonomy
In 2002 Hedges elevated the subspecies T. p. galacelidus to a full species, T. galacelidus.[7]
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.[3] 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.[7]
Reproduction
T. pilsbryi is viviparous.[3]
References
- ↑ Fong, A. (2019). "Tropidophis pilsbryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T75606606A75608064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T75606606A75608064.en. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tropidophis pilsbryi Bailey, 1937". Species+. UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tropidophis pilsbryi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 November 2014.
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Fong, A. (2021). "Tropidophis galacelidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T75606462A75608014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T75606462A75608014.en. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- 1 2 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).