New Dwarf Boa Species

  • A new species of dwarf boa has been discovered in the upper Amazon basin. It has been named Tropidophis cacuangoae.
  • The snake from the Tropidophiidae family was found in the cloud forest in northeastern Ecuador.
  • Its colour is primarily light brown with darker brown or black blotches — similar to a boa constrictor.
  • The species inhabits eastern tropical piedmont and lower evergreen montane forests in the Amazon tropical rainforest biome.
  • The species is unusual for having a “vestigial pelvis”, which is characteristic of primitive ....
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