Tropidophis hendersoni, commonly known as the Cuban khaki dwarf boa, the Cuban Khaki Trope, and Henderson's trope, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae (dwarf boas). The species is endemic to Cuba.
Tropidophis hendersoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Tropidophiidae |
Genus: | Tropidophis |
Species: | T. hendersoni
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Binomial name | |
Tropidophis hendersoni |
The specific name, hendersoni, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert William Henderson (born 1945).[2]
T. hendersoni is known from the northern coast of eastern Cuba, in the province of Holguín.[1]
The preferred natural habitat of T. hendersoni is caves and sinkholes in forest, at altitudes from sea level to 20 m (66 ft).[1]
T. hendersoni is a small spotted species, previously confused with T. haetianus of Hispaniola.[3]
T. hendersoni preys upon frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus.[1]
T. hendersoni is ovoviviparous.[3]