Tropidophis spiritus

Species of snake

Sancti Spiritus dwarf boa

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Suborder:  | Serpentes
Family:  | Tropidophiidae
Genus:  | Tropidophis
Species:  |

T. spiritus

Binomial name
Tropidophis spiritus

Hedges & Garrido, 1999

Tropidophis spiritus, also known commonly as the Sancti Spiritus dwarf boa and the Sancti Spiritus trope, is a small species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae (dwarf boas). The species is endemic to the province of Sancti Spíritus in central Cuba.[1][2] It is distinguished from other Tropidophis species by its gracile body shape and color pattern of bold spots.[3]

## Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of T. spiritus is forest, at altitudes of 25–800 m (82–2,625 ft).[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Fong, A. (2019). "Tropidophis spiritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T75606641A75608079. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T75606641A75608079.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. ^ Tropidophis spiritus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 January 2021.
3. ^ Hedges, S. Blair; Garrido, Orlando (1999). "A new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from central Cuba". Journal of Herpetology. 33 (3): 436–441\. doi:10.2307/1565640. JSTOR 1565640.436-441&rft.date=1999&rft_id=info:doi/10.2307/1565640&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1565640#id-name=JSTOR&rft.aulast=Hedges&rft.aufirst=S.+Blair&rft.au=Garrido,+Orlando&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Tropidophis+spiritus" class="Z3988"> (Tropidophis spiritus, new species).

Taxon identifiers

Tropidophis spiritus|

* Wikidata: Q3016421
* Wikispecies: Tropidophis spiritus
* ADW: Tropidophis_spiritus
* CoL: 59C5L
* GBIF: 5222214
* iNaturalist: 32302
* IRMNG: 10639586
* ITIS: 1057546
* IUCN: 75606641
* Observation.org: 104031
* Open Tree of Life: 4120223
* RD: spiritus
* Species+: 8802

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