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词条 Tropidophis bucculentus
释义

  1. Geographic range

  2. Description

  3. Conservation status

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. Further reading

{{speciesbox
| name = Tropidophis bucculentus
| status = EX
| extinct = c. 1920
| genus = Tropidophis
| species = bucculentus
| authority = (Cope, 1868)
| synonyms = * U[ngalia]. bucculenta Cope, 1868
  • Tropidophis melanurus bucculentus - Thomas, 1966[1]

}}Tropidophis bucculentus, the Navassa Island dwarf boa,[2] was a nonvenomous dwarf boa species endemic to Navassa Island. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]

Geographic range

The type locality given is "Navassa Id."[1]

Description

Preserved museum specimens indicate that it varied in size from {{convert|30|–|60|cm|ft|abbr=on}}.

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.

See also

  • List of tropidophiid species and subspecies
  • {{c|Tropidophiidae by common name}}
  • {{c|Tropidophiidae by taxonomic synonyms}}

References

1. ^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).
2. ^{{ITIS |id=683052 |taxon=Tropidophis bucculentus |accessdate=25 September 2007}}

Further reading

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  • Powell, R. 1999. Caribbean Journal of Science, VOL. 35, No. 1-2. 1-13.
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6 : Tropidophiidae|Extinct reptiles|Fauna of Navassa Island|Extinct animals of Haiti|Extinct animals of the United States|Reptiles described in 1868

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