Taxonomy Profile: Tropidophis bucculentus (Cope 1868)

Tropidophis bucculentus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Tropidophis melanurus bucculentus
Cope 1868
Common Name(s):
Navassa Island Dwarf Boa []
Navassa Dwarf Boa []
Navassa Trope []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Tropidophis bucculentus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Serpentes
Snakes |
cobra |
serpente |
serpents |
Infraorder : Alethinophidia
Family : Tropidophiidae
Dwarf Boas |
Genus : Tropidophis
Dwarf Boas |
Species : Tropidophis bucculentus
Navassa Island Dwarf Boa |
Navassa Dwarf Boa |
Navassa Trope |
Tropidophis bucculentus Direct Children(s):
Tropidophis bucculentus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
Reptile Database
Acquired:
2013-01-09
Notes:
Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)
Reference for:
Tropidophis bucculentus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hedges, S. Blair
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-11-28 / 2002-11-28
Article/Chapter Title:
Morphological variation and the definition of species in the snake genus Tropidophis (Serpentes, Tropidophiidae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London. Zoology Series, vol. 68, no. 2
Page(s):
83-90
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0968-0470
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41009210
Reference for:
Tropidophis bucculentus
Tropidophis bucculentus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Native & Extinct
Tropidophis bucculentus: Comments
Comment:
Considered to be extinct, as it has not been seen in over 100 years (Hedges 2002:88)