Zebra dwarf boa
Tropidophis morenoi, commonly known as the zebra dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae. The species is endemic to the West Indies.
The specific name, morenoi, is in honor of Cuban herpetologist Luis V. Moreno.
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Among animals, viviparity is the development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. The term 'viviparity' and its adjective form 'viviparous'...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withT. morenoi is distinguished from other Tropidophis species by its buff ground color, with brown spots fused to form zebra-like bands. The longest specimen measured is a female with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 35.9 cm (14.1 in) and a tail 5.7 cm (2.2 in) long.
T. morenoi is viviparous.
