Tropidophis bucculentus

Tropidophis bucculentus
Conservation status
Extinct
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Tropidophiidae
Genus:	Tropidophis
Species:	T. bucculentus
Binomial name
Tropidophis bucculentus (Cope, 1868)
Synonyms
U[ngalia]. bucculenta Cope, 1868 Tropidophis melanurus bucculentus - Thomas, 1966[1]

Tropidophis bucculentus was a nonvenomous dwarf boa species endemic to Navassa Island. No subspecies are currently recognized.^[2]

It is commonly referred to as the Navassa Island dwarf boa.^[2]

Geographic range

The type locality given is "Navassa Id."^[1]

Description

Preserved museum specimens indicate that it varied in size from 30-60 cm (1-2 feet).

Conservation status

Extinct. The species became a casualty of human interference and feral predators, such as rodents, cats, dogs and goats that were introduced during the large-scale mining period on this small island during the 1800s.

See also

• List of tropidophiid species and subspecies
• Tropidophiidae by common name
• Tropidophiidae by taxonomic synonyms

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 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).
2. ^ ^{a b} "Tropidophis bucculentus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=683052. Retrieved 25 September 2007. 

Further reading

• Powell, R. 1999. Caribbean Journal of Science, VOL. 35, No. 1-2. 1-13.