Tropidophis stullae GRANT, 1940
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Higher Taxa | Tropidophiidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Portland Ridge Trope, Stull’s Dwarf Boa |
Synonym | Tropidophis maculatus stulli GRANT 1940: 158 Tropidophis maculatus stulli GRANT 1940: 121 Tropidophis haetianus stullae — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988 Tropidophis haetianus stullae — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 637 Tropidophis stullae — HEDGES 2002 Tropidophis stullae — POWELL & HENDERSON 2012 Tropidophis stullae — WALLACH et al. 2014: 741 |
Distribution | S Jamaica (known only from the type locality) Type locality: Portland Point, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica |
Reproduction | ovovivparous. |
Types | Holotype: MCZ 44870 |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (359 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | For illustrations see Cochran, 1941; Schwartz and Marsh, 1960; Henderson and Schwartz, 1984; Mehrtens, 1987; Hedges, Hass, and Maugel, 1989. Apparently there are 2 papers by Stull which describe this (sub-) species as new. |
Etymology | Named after Mrs. Olive Stull Davis, “who has contributed greatly to our knowledge of the Boidae” (Grant 1940: 8). |
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