Tropidophis celiae

Tropidophis celiae, commonly known as the Canasi dwarf boa or the Canasi trope, is an endangered species of dwarf boa, a snake in the family Tropidophiidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.

Tropidophis celiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Species:
T. celiae
Binomial name
Tropidophis celiae
(Hedges, Estrada & Diaz, 1999)

Etymology

The specific name, celiae, is in honor of Celia Puerta de Estrada, the wife of Puerto Rican herpetologist Alberto R. Estrada.[2]

Geographic range

T. celiae is native to the northern coast of La Habana Province, western Cuba.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. celiae are caves, forest, and the marine supralittoral zone at an altitude of 3 m (9.8 ft).[1]

Description

T. celiae is distinguished from other Tropidophis species by its tan coloration, dark brown dorsal spots, and pale neck band.[4]

Diet

T. celiae is known to prey upon frogs.[1]

Reproduction

T. celiae is viviparous.[3]

References

  1. Fong A (20). "Tropidophis celiae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://10.2305/dx.doi.org/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T75606425A75607994.en. Accessed on 29 January 2022.
  2. 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 celiae, p. 50).
  3. Tropidophis celiae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 June 2013.
  4. Hedges SB, Estrada AR [in French], Diaz LM (1999). "A new snake (Tropidophis) from western Cuba". Copeia. 1999 (2): 376–381. doi:10.2307/1447483. JSTOR 1447483. (Tropidophis celiae, new species).

Further reading

  • López, Javier Torres; Rodríguez-Cabrera, Tomás M.; Romero, Ruben Marrero; Torres, Orlando J.; Macías, Paidel Gutiérrez (2016). "Comments on the critically endangered Canasí Trope (Tropidophis celiae, Tropidophiidae): Neonates, ex situ maintenance, and conservation". IRCF (International Reptile Conservation Foundation) Reptiles & Amphibians 23 (2): 82–87.



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