Tropidophis bucculentus
Tropidophis bucculentus, the Navassa Island dwarf boa,[2] was a nonvenomous dwarf boa species endemic to Navassa Island. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
| Tropidophis bucculentus | |
|---|---|
Extinct (c. 1920) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Tropidophiidae |
| Genus: | Tropidophis |
| Species: | †T. bucculentus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Tropidophis bucculentus (Cope, 1868) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Geographic range
The type locality given is "Navassa Id."[1]
Description
Preserved museum specimens indicate that it varied in size from 30–60 cm (0.98–1.97 ft).
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.
References
- 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).
- "Tropidophis bucculentus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
Further reading
- Powell, R. 1999. Caribbean Journal of Science, VOL. 35, No. 1-2. 1-13.
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