Tropidophis hendersoni

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.

Etymology

The specific name, hendersoni, is in honor of American herpetologist (born 1945).

Geographic range

T. hendersoni is known from the northern coast of eastern Cuba, in the province of Holguín.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. hendersoni is caves and sinkholes in forest, at altitudes from sea level to .

Description

T. hendersoni is a small spotted species, previously confused with T. haetianus of Hispaniola.

Diet

T. hendersoni preys upon frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus.

Reproduction

T. hendersoni is ovoviviparous.

References

Further reading

• Hedges SB, Garrido OH (2002). "A new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from Eastern Cuba". Journal of Herpetology 36: 157–161. (Tropidophis hendersoni, new species).
• ; Mancina, Carlos A.; Rivalta González, Vilma (2013). "Reptiles of Cuba: Checklist and Geographic Distributions". Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service (144): 1–96.
• , Powell R, Garrido OH (2017). "Tropidophis hendersoni Hedges and Garrido, Cuban Khaki Trope". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (907): 1–8.