Tropidophis greenwayi

Taxobox
name = "Tropidophis greenwayi"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Tropidophiidae
genus = "Tropidophis"
species = "T. greenwayi"
binomial = "Tropidophis greenwayi"
binomial_authority = Barbour & Shreve, 1936
synonyms = * "Tropidophis pardalis greenwayi" - Barbour & Shreve, 1936
* "Tropidophis greenwayi greenwayi" - Schwartz, 1963McDiarmid 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).]

:"Common names: Caicos Islands dwarf boa.Iverson JB. 1886. Notes on the Natural History of the Caicos Islands dwarf boa, "Tropidophis greenwayi". Carib. J. Sci. Vol 22(3-4), pages 191-198. [http://academic.uprm.edu/publications/cjs/VOL22/P191-198.PDF PDF] at [http://academic.uprm.edu/ University of Puerto Rico] . Accessed 22 September 2007.] ""Tropidophis greenwayi" is a non-venomous dwarf boa species found in the Caicos Islands. Two subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.ITIS|ID=634821|taxon="Tropidophis greenwayi"|year=2007|date=22 September]

Description

Adults reach maturity at lengths of 225 mm in males and 250-265 mm in females. The maximum size is 38 cm.

Geographic range

Found in the West Indies in the Caicos Islands, particularly on the islands of Ambergris Cay, Long Caye, Middle Caicos, Middleton Cay, North Caicos, South Caicos, and probably also on Providenciales. The type locality given is "Ambergris Cay, Caicos Islands, Bahamas."

Habitat

Occurs in the rocky limestone areas of the cays.

Conservation

Because of its restricted island distribution, it is susceptible to extirpation. Unless wildlife protection laws are enforced, the relatively secretive nature of this snake may be its only protection against extinction.

Feeding

The diet consists mainly of anoles and geckos.

ubspecies

ee also

* List of tropidophiid species and subspecies
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References

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