Tropidophis

Tropidophis
Tropidophis melanurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Bibron In
de la Sagra, 1843
Synonyms
List
    • Tropidophis Bibron In
      de la Sagra, 1843
    • Leionotus Bibron In
      de la Sagra, 1843
    • Ungalia Gray, 1842
    • Erycopsis Fitzinger, 1843
    • Notophis Hallowell, 1856
    • Ungalia Cope, 1868

Tropidophis, common name Caribbean dwarf boas, wood snakes or West Indian wood snakes, is a genus of dwarf boas endemic to the West Indies and South America. Currently, either 17 or 33 species are recognized, depending on the authority.

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