Tropidophis taczanowskyi
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| Tropidophis taczanowskyi | |
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| Original illustration, from Steindachner, 1880. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Tropidophiidae |
| Genus: | Tropidophis |
| Species: | T. taczanowskyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidophis taczanowskyi (Steindachner, 1880) | |
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Tropidophis taczanowskyi, also known commonly as Taczanowski's dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae.[3] The species is native to northern South America.
Both the specific name, taczanowskyi, and the common name, Taczanowski's dwarf boa, are in honor of Polish zoologist Władysław Taczanowski.[4]
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