Tropidophis taczanowskyi | |
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Original illustration, from Steindachner, 1880. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Tropidophiidae |
Genus: | Tropidophis |
Species: | T. taczanowskyi
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Binomial name | |
Tropidophis taczanowskyi (Steindachner, 1880)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Tropidophis taczanowskyi, also known commonly as Taczanowski's dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae.[3] The species is native to northern South America.
Both the specific name, taczanowskyi, and the common name, Taczanowski's dwarf boa, are in honor of Polish zoologist Władysław Taczanowski.[4]
The preferred natural habitat of T. taczanowskyi is forest, at altitudes of 823–2,900 m (2,700–9,514 ft).[1]
T. taczanowskyi is viviparous.[2]