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Tropidophiidae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Tropidophiidae, common name dwarf boas, are a family of nonvenomous snakes found from Mexico and the West Indies south to southeastern Brazil. These are small to medium-sized fossorial snakes, some with beautiful and striking color patterns. Currently, four living genera, containing 22 species, and one extinct genus, with one species, are recognized.
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Genus

Dunnophis (3)
Falseryx (2)
Platyspondylia (3)
Rottophis (1)
Szyndlaria (1)
Trachyboa (Eyelash boas) (2)   (1)
Tropidophis (dwarf boas) (33)   (13)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0