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    Species Accepted

    Tropidophis melanurus (Schlegel, 1837)

    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      12 results
      Cuban Dwarf Boa English
      Dusky Dwarf Boa English
      Giant Trope English
      Kubanische Zwergboa German
      Kæmpedværgboa Danish
      Majá Spanish
      Mustapyrstömaaboa Finnish
      Wood Dwarf Boa English
      Wood Snake English
      pahroznýšek skvrnitý Czech

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      47 results
      Schwartz, A. and Henderson, R.W. (1985). A guide to the identification of the amphibians and reptiles of the West Indies exclusive of Hispaniola. Milwaukee Public Mus., 165 Pp.
      Cooper, J. E. (1958). Ascent to Cueva del Aura. Maryland Nat. 28(1-4):2-16.
      Sjöbeck, & Anders. (1992). Breeding Tropidophis melanurus melanurus in captivity. Litteratura Serpentium 12 (4): 97-99.
      Zaher, H., Trusz, C., Koch, C., Entiauspe-Neto, O. M., Battilana, J., & Grazziotin, F. G. (2024). Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the dwarf boas of the family Tropidophiidae (Serpentes: Alethinophidia). Systematics and Biodiversity, 22(1), 2319289.
      Schwartz, A., & Henderson, R. W. (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 Pp.
      Rodríguez-Cabrera, TOMÁS M.; ERNESTOL MORELL SAVAL, RAMSES ALONSO NAVARRO, JOHN Q. PIGGOT, ALEJANDRO M. RODRÍGUEZ-GONZÁLEZ & JAVIER TORRES. (2021). Giant dwarfs: Very large giant tropes Tropidophis melanurus (Squamata: Tropidophiidae), and new maximum size records for the species. Reptiles & Amphibians 28(3): 404–410.
      Duméril, A. M. C. and G. Bibron. (1837). Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete des Reptiles. Vol. 4. Libr. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris, 570 Pp.
      Schwartz, A. and Ogren, L.H. (1956). A collection of reptiles and amphibians from Cuba, with the descriptionof two new forms. Herpetologica 12 (2): 91-110.
      Jan, G. (1864). Iconographie générale des ophidiens. 5. Livraison. J.B. Bailière et Fils, Paris.
      Petzold, H. G. (1969). Zur Haltung and Fortpflanzungsbiologieeiniger kubanischer Schlangen im Tierpark Berlin. Salamandra 5:124-40.

      Citation

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