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| synonyms = *''Ungalia cana'' <br>{{small|[[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]], 1868}} |
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*''Tropidophis canus'' <br>{{small|— [[Albert Schwartz (zoologist)|Schwartz]] & [[species:Robert W. Henderson|Henderson]], 1991}} |
*''Tropidophis canus'' <br />{{small|— [[Albert Schwartz (zoologist)|Schwartz]] & [[species:Robert W. Henderson|Henderson]], 1991}} |
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The '''Bahamian pygmy boa constrictor''' ('''''Tropidophis canus'''''), also known as the '''Inagua trope''' or '''Bahama wood snake''', is a [[species]] of non[[venomous snake]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Tropidophiidae]]. The species is [[endemic]] to [[Great Inagua Island]] in the [[Bahamas]]. |
The '''Bahamian pygmy boa constrictor''' ('''''Tropidophis canus'''''), also known as the '''Inagua trope''' or '''Bahama wood snake''', is a [[species]] of non[[venomous snake]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Tropidophiidae]]. The species is [[endemic]] to [[Great Inagua Island]] in the [[Bahamas]].<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /><ref name=RDB/><ref name="Ardastra" /> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Like all species of [[Tropidophiidae|pygmy boas]] the Bahamian pygmy boa is a rather small snake averaging between {{convert|30|cm|in|abbr=on}} and {{convert|60|cm|in|abbr=on}} in total length.<ref name="Ardastra">{{cite web|url=http://www.ardastra.com/snakeinfo.html#boa|title=Snakes|publisher=Ardastra Zoological Gardens| |
Like all species of [[Tropidophiidae|pygmy boas]] the Bahamian pygmy boa is a rather small snake averaging between {{convert|30|cm|in|abbr=on}} and {{convert|60|cm|in|abbr=on}} in total length.<ref name="Ardastra">{{cite web|url=http://www.ardastra.com/snakeinfo.html#boa|title=Snakes|publisher=Ardastra Zoological Gardens|access-date=9 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412094326/http://www.ardastra.com/snakeinfo.html#boa|archive-date=2010-04-12|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="U-Florida">{{cite book|last1=Schwartz|first1=Albert|author1-link=Albert Schwartz (zoologist)|last2=Henderson|first2=Robert W.|author2-link=species:Robert W. Henderson |title=Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History|publisher=Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp|year=1991|isbn=0-8130-1049-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0x_hxEolYUAC&dq=Tropidophis+canus&pg=PA632}}</ref> The snake has the ability to change color through the movement of its dark pigment granules. Depending on the time of the day, a light or dark color may provide better [[camouflage]].<ref name="Ardastra" /> The Bahamian pygmy boa has a yellow-orange tail tip, which is likely used to lure unsuspecting [[prey]].<ref name="Ardastra" /> |
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<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species |genus=Tropidophis |species=canus |access-date=10 February 2021}}</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Tropidophiidae |
| Genus: | Tropidophis |
| Species: | T. canus
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| Tropidophis canus (Cope, 1868)
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The Bahamian pygmy boa constrictor (Tropidophis canus), also known as the Inagua trope or Bahama wood snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Tropidophiidae. The species is endemic to Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas.[1][2][3]
Description
[edit]Like all species of pygmy boas the Bahamian pygmy boa is a rather small snake averaging between 30 cm (12 in) and 60 cm (24 in) in total length.[3][4] The snake has the ability to change color through the movement of its dark pigment granules. Depending on the time of the day, a light or dark color may provide better camouflage.[3] The Bahamian pygmy boa has a yellow-orange tail tip, which is likely used to lure unsuspecting prey.[3]
Behavior
[edit]The Bahamian pygmy boa is mostly inactive during daytime hours, usually coming out at night.[3] Most dwarf boas are terrestrial, meaning they live and breathe on earth, and rest underground or in vegetation. A few have adapted to being arboreal.[3][4] Young boas live in trees and shrubs and feed mostly on anole lizards. Adult boas feed on frogs, birds and rats.[5] If threatened, the snake has been observed to coil up into a tight ball similar to that of a ball python.[3] On Andros Island the species is known as the "shame snake" because of this defensive tactic.[3] It also has the ability to voluntarily bleed from its eyes, mouth, and nostrils.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Buckner, S. (2019). "Tropidophis canus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T75606395A75607984. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T75606395A75607984.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Tropidophis canus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Snakes". Ardastra Zoological Gardens. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ a b c Schwartz, Albert; Henderson, Robert W. (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 0-8130-1049-7.
- ^ "Bahamian Boa Constrictor".
Further reading
[edit]- Bailey JR (1937). "A review of some recent Tropidophis material". Proc. New England Zool. Club 16: 41-52. (Tropidophis pardalis barbouri, new subspecies, p. 49).
- Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families ... Boidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Ungalia cana, p. 114).
- Cope ED (1868). "An examination of the REPTILIA and BATRACHIA obtained by the Orton Expedition to Equador [sic] and the Upper Amazon, with notes on other Species". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 96-140. (Ungalia cana, new species, p. 129).
- Garman S (1887). "On West Indian Reptiles in the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, at Cambridge, Mass." Proc. American Philosoph. Soc. 24: 278-286. (Ungualia curta, new species, p. 279).
- Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Tropidophis canus, pp. 191–192).
- Stull OG (1928). "A Revision of the Genus Tropidophis ". Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan (195): 1-52. (Tropidophis pardalis androsi, new subspecies, pp. 34–35).