Tropidophis pilsbryi, commonly known as Pilsbry's dwarf boa or the Cuban white-necked dwarf boa, is a species of snake in the family Tropidophiidae.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (series). (volume). The species is endemic to Cuba.
Etymology Both the specific name, pilsbryi, and one of the common names, Pilsbry's dwarf boa, are in honor of American malacologist Henry Augustus Pilsbry.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Tropidophis pilsbryi, p. 207).
Subspecies Two subspecies have been traditionally recognised, but Reptile Database and the IUCN now recognise Tropidophis galacelidus as a species. Tropidophis pilsbryi pilsbryi Bailey, 1937 – eastern Cuba Tropidophis pilsbryi galacelidus Schwartz & Garrido, 1975 – central Cuba
Taxonomy In 2002 Hedges elevated the subspecies T. p. galacelidus to a full species, T. galacelidus.
Description Males of T. p. pilsbryi grow to a snout–vent length (SVL) of , and females grow to SVL. T. p. galacelidus can get larger, with a snout–vent length of in males, but SVL in females.
Reproduction T. pilsbryi is viviparous.
References
Further reading Bailey JR (1937). "A review of some recent Tropidophis material". Proc. New England Zoöl. Club 16: 41–52. (Tropidophis maculatus pilsbryi, new subspecies, p. 42). Hedges SB (2002). "Morphological variation and the definition of species in the snake genus Tropidophis (Serpentes: Tropidophiidae) from eastern Cuba". Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London (Zool.) 68 (2): 83–90. Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 714 pp. . (Tropidophis pilsbryi, p. 641). Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Tropidophis pilsbryi, p. 195).