Tropidophis bucculentus Cope, 1868
Navassa Island dwarf boa
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Tropidophis melanurus bucculentus Cope, 1868
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1800's?
Distribution
Navassa Island
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Syntypes:
USNM 12377
ANSP 10281
For a photo of one of the preserved syntypes see: http://www.avila.edu/bobpowell/6pownav.htm
Media
References
Powell, Robert. (1999). Herpetology of Navassa Island, West Indies. Caribbean Journal of Science 35: 1-13.
Powell, Robert and Henderson, Robert W. (2012). Island lists of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 51(2): 85-166. [considers this taxon possibly extinct]
Regalado, Pedro Galán. (2015). Los Anfibios y Reptiles Extinguidos: Herpetofauna Desaparecida Desde el Año 1500. Monografías de la Universidade da Coruña 155: 1-509.
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/10101/tropidophis-bucculentus-navassa-dwarf-boa
http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Tropidophis&species=melanurus&search_param=%28%28search%3D%27bucculentus%27%29%29