Tropidophis morenoi, also commonly known as the zebra dwarf boa and the zebra trope, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.
Etymology The specific name, morenoi, is in honor of Cuban herpetologist Luis V. Moreno.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Tropidophis morenoi, p. 183).
Geographic distribution Tropidophis morenoi is found in north-central Cuba, in the provinces of Ciego de Ávila, Sancti Spíritus, and Villa Clara.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Tropidophis morenoi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to .
Description Tropidophis morenoi is distinguished from other Tropidophis species by its buff ground color, with brown spots fused to form zebra-like bands.Hedges, S. Blair; Garrido, Orlando H.; Díaz, Luis M. (2001). "A New Banded Snake of the Genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from North-Central Cuba". Journal of Herpetology 35: 615–617. (Tropidophis morenoi, new species). (in English, plus abstract in Spanish). The longest specimen measured is a female with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of and a tail length of .Domínguez, Michel; Moreno, Luis V.; Schettino, Lourdes Rodríguez (2006). "Tropidophis morenoi (NCN [no common name]). Size Record". Herpetological Review 37 (3): 356.
Reproduction Tropidophis morenoi is viviparous.
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