词条 | Tropidophis bucculentus |
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| name = Tropidophis bucculentus | status = EX | extinct = c. 1920 | genus = Tropidophis | species = bucculentus | authority = (Cope, 1868) | synonyms = * U[ngalia]. bucculenta Cope, 1868
}}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 rangeThe type locality given is "Navassa Id."[1] DescriptionPreserved museum specimens indicate that it varied in size from {{convert|30|–|60|cm|ft|abbr=on}}. Conservation statusExtinct. 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
References1. ^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. ^1 {{ITIS |id=683052 |taxon=Tropidophis bucculentus |accessdate=25 September 2007}} Further reading{{refbegin}}
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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