Tropidophis bucculentus
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Extinct (c. 1920)
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Tropidophiidae |
| Genus: | Tropidophis |
| Species: | †T. bucculentus |
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Tropidophis bucculentus (Cope, 1868) |
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Tropidophis bucculentus was a nonvenomous dwarf boa species endemic to Navassa Island. No subspecies are currently recognized.
It is commonly referred to as the Navassa Island dwarf boa.
The type locality given is "Navassa Id."
Preserved museum specimens indicate that it varied in size from 30–60 cm (0.98–1.97 ft).
Extinct. The species became a casualty of human interference and feral predators, such as rodents, cats, dogs, and goats that were introduced during the large-scale mining period on this small island during the 1800s.
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