Tropidophis xanthogaster DOMÍNGUEZ, MORENO & HEDGES, 2006
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Tropidophis xanthogaster
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| Higher Taxa | Tropidophiidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Guanahacabibes Trope |
| Synonym | Tropidophis xanthogaster DOMÍNGUEZ, MORENO & HEDGES 2006 Tropidophis xanthogaster — WALLACH et al. 2014: 756 |
| Distribution | W Cuba (Guanahacabibes Peninsula) Type locality: Las Perlas Cave, La Bajada, Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Pinar del Río Province (21◦ 55 ’ 53.38 N, 84◦ 28’ 48.90 W) |
| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Holotype: CZACC 4.9465, adult male, collected by Ariel Rodríguez and Roberto Alonso on 4 May 2000. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: The new species has a robust body, small size (maximum SVL 239 mm), grayish-brown or greenish gray-dorsum with dark brown spots in eight rows (two dorsals and six dorso-laterals), middorsal spots (34-39) in contact at the midline, and a yellow venter which lacks spots on the anterior one-third, and lacks occipital spots. It also has a robust head (HW/HL = 0.67-0.71), rhomboid snout, 23 scale rows at midbody, smooth dorsal scales, and 155-164 ventral scales. |
| Comment | Similar to T. pardalis. |
| Etymology | Named after Greek xanthos = yellow and gaster = venter (yellow venter), in allusion to yellow color and absence of spots on the first third of venter. |
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