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.
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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. hendersoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Tropidophis hendersoni | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, hendersoni, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert William Henderson (born 1945).[2]
Geographic range
editT. hendersoni is known from the northern coast of eastern Cuba, in the province of Holguín.[1]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of T. hendersoni is caves and sinkholes in forest, at altitudes from sea level to 20 m (66 ft).[1]
Description
editT. hendersoni is a small spotted species, previously confused with T. haetianus of Hispaniola.[3]
Diet
editT. hendersoni preys upon frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus.[1]
Reproduction
editT. hendersoni is ovoviviparous.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b Species Tropidophis hendersoni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
edit- 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.
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