Tropidophis cacuangoae | |
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A-C. ♂ holotype, D-F. ♀ paratype | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Tropidophiidae |
Genus: | Tropidophis |
Species: | T. cacuangoae
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Binomial name | |
Tropidophis cacuangoae Ortega-Andrade, Bentley, Koch, Yánez-Muñoz and Entiauspe-Neto, 2022
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Tropidophis cacuangoae is a dwarf boa species in the genus Tropidophis, described in 2022. [1]
T. cacuangoae usually grows to a length of 20 centimeters. These snakes have a skin coloring similar to those of the boa constrictor. [2]
The snakes are endemic to South America, more precisely in Ecuador. [3]
The species was discovered in 2022 in Ecuadorian Amazon by multi-organization researchers that included Mauricio Ortega Andrade, Alexander Bentley, Claudia Koch, Mario Yánez-Muñoz and Omar Entiauspe Neto. [4] Two specimens were found in the Colonso Chalupas national reserve and in the private Sumak kawsay park, the discoverers reported. [5] The specific epithet honors early 20th century indigenous rights activist Dolores Cacuango. [1]