| Higher Taxa | Tropidophiidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | Tropidophis haetianus haetianus (COPE 1879)
Tropidophis haetianus hemerus SCHWARTZ 1975
Tropidophis haetianus tiburonensis SCHWARTZ 1975 |
| Common Names | E: Hispaniolan Trope, Haitian Dwarf Boa |
| Synonym | Ungualia [sic] haetiana COPE 1879: 273
Ungualia [sic] haetiana — GARMAN 1887: 279
Tropidophis conjunctus FISCHER 1888: 31
Ungalia conjuncta — BOULENGER 1893: 113
Tropidophis maculata haetiana — COCHRAN 1924
Tropidophis maculatus haetianus — STULL 1928: 14
Tropidophis maculatus haetianus — BAILEY 1937
Tropidophis maculatus haetianus — BRONGERSMA 1951
Tropidophis maculatus haetianus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988
Tropidophis haetianus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 635
Tropidophis haetianus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 218
Tropidophis maculatus haetianus — HEDGES 2002
Tropidophis haetianus — MATTISON 2007: 214
Tropidophis haetianus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 753
Tropidophis haetianus hemerus SCHWARTZ 1975
Tropidophis haetianus hemerus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988
Tropidophis haetianus hemerus — HEDGES 2002
Tropidophis haetianus hemerus — POWELL & HENDERSON 2012
Tropidophis haetianus tiburonensis SCHWARTZ, 1975
Tropidophis haetianus tiburonensis — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988
Tropidophis haetianus tiburonensis — HEDGES 2002
Tropidophis haetianus tiburonensis — POWELL & HENDERSON 2012 |
| Distribution | Cuba, Hispaniola, Dominican Republic, Jamaica
Type locality: Port-au-Prince, Departement de l'Ouest, Haiti, and lIe de la Gonave, Haiti
hemerus: Dominican Republic; Type locality: Juanillo, La Altagracia Province, Republica Dominicana.
tiburonensis: distal portion of the Tiburon Peninsula in Haiti; intergrades with T. h. haetianus; Type locality: Camp Perrin, Departement du Sud, Haiti.
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| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Syntypes: USNM 10164, USNM 10169.
Holotype: USNM 195838, an adult female [hemerus]
Holotype: CM 56826 [tiburonensis] |
| Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2911 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. |
| References |
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- Brongersma, L.D. 1951. Some notes upon the anatomy of Tropidophis and Trachyboa (Serpentes). Zoologische Mededelingen 31: 107-124 - get paper here
- Burger, R.M. 2004. Dwarf boas of the Caribbean. Reptilia (GB) (35): 43-47 - get paper here
- Cochran, D.M. 1941. The herpetology of Hispaniola. Bull. US Natl. Mus. 177: vii + 398 pp. - get paper here
- Cope, E.D. 1879. Eleventh contribution to the herpetology of tropical America. Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 18: 261-277. - get paper here
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- Henderson, R.W., and Schwartz, A. 1984. A guide to the identification of the amphibians and reptiles of Hispaniola. Spec. PubI. Milwaukee Public Mus. Biol. and Geol. (4):1-70.
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- Powell, R. & Incháustegui, S.J. 2009. Conservation of the herpetofauna of the Dominican Republic. Applied Herpetology 6: 103–122 - get paper here
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- Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
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