Tropidophis melanurus

Tropidophis melanurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Species:
T. melanurus
Binomial name
Tropidophis melanurus
(Schlegel, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Boa melanura
    Schlegel, 1837
  • Tropidophis melanurus
    — Bibron In de la Sagra, 1840
  • Notophis bicarinatus
    Hallowell, 1856
  • Ungalia melanura
    — Cope, 1868
  • Ungalia melanura
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Tropidophis melanurus melanurus
    — Schwartz & Thomas, 1960

Tropidophis melanurus, commonly known as the dusky dwarf boa, Cuban wood snake, or Cuban giant dwarf boa, is a nonvenomous dwarf boa species endemic to Cuba. There are three subspecies that are recognized as being valid, including the nominate subspecies described here.

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