Tropidophis wrighti
| Tropidophis wrighti | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Tropidophiidae |
| Genus: | Tropidophis |
| Species: | T. wrighti |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidophis wrighti Stull, 1928 | |
Tropidophis wrighti, or the gracile banded dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the Tropidophiidae family[1] endemic to Cuba.[2]
It is named after the botanist and explorer Charles Wright.[3]
References
- ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ "Tropidophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ↑ Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins and Michael GraysonThe Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles, p. 290, at Google Books
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