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Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: Peru, Ecuador, Brazil
Type locality: Tambillo, Peru.
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Tropidophis taczanowskyi

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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.

Etymology

Both the specific name, taczanowskyi, and the common name, Taczanowski's dwarf boa, are in honor of Polish zoologist Władysław Taczanowski.[4]

Geographic range

T. taczanowskyi is found in Ecuador and Peru.[5]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. taczanowskyi is forest, at altitudes of 823–2,900 m (2,700–9,514 ft).[1]

Diet

Taczanowski's dwarf boa preys upon frogs.[1]

Reproduction

T. taczanowskyi is viviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Brito, J.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. (2019). "Tropidophis taczanowskyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T50952126A50952178. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T50952126A50952178.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Species Tropidophis taczanowskyi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropidophis taczanowskyi, p. 260).
  5. ^ "Tropidophis taczanowsyi ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
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Tropidophis taczanowskyi: Brief Summary

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Tropidophis taczanowskyi, also known commonly as Taczanowski's dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae. The species is native to northern South America.

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