Tropidophis steinleini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anilioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Alethinophidia Superfamilia: Anilioidea

Familia: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Species: Tropidophis steinleini

Name

Tropidophis steinleini Díaz & Cádiz, 2020: 3

• Holotype: MNHNCU 5079, adult ♀, collected by Luis M. Díaz and Antonio Cádiz on 31 October 2014.
• Type locality: “surroundings of the lighthouse of Maisí, Guantánamo Province (20°14’32.0”N; 74°08’36.9”W)”.

References

Primary references

• Díaz, L.M. & Cádiz, A. 2020. A new species of Tropidophis (Squamata: Tropidophiidae) and molecular phylogeny of the Cuban radiation of the genus. Novitates Caribaea 16: 1–19. DOI: 10.33800/nc.vi16.222 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Tropidophis steinleini. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 December 2022.