Tropidophis morenoi

Taxobox
name = Zebra Dwarf Boa
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Tropidophiidae
genus = Tropidophis
species = "T. morenoi"
binomial = "Tropidophis morenoi"
binomial_authority = (Hedges, Garrido & Diaz, 2001)

Zebra Dwarf Boa "Tropidophis morenoi" is a newly described species of dwarf boa endemic to the Villa Clara Province, north-central Cuba. It is distinguished from other "Tropidophis" species by its buff ground color, with brown spots fused to form zebra-like bands.

References

* Hedges, S. B., O. H. Garrido, and L. M. Diaz. 2001. A new banded snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from North-Central Cuba. J. Herpetology 35:615-617.