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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.
Tropidophiidae
 
Dwarf Boas
Zwergboas
Dværgboaer
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2 genera of which none are endemic | 0%  100%
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37 species of which 35 (94.6%) are endemic | 0%  100%
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Remarks:
The two genera of this family were previously included in
Boidae (e.g., Dowling 1959; Stimson 1969; Goin, Goin & Zug 1978).
Now recognized as a separate family (e.g., Smith, Smith & Sawin 1977; Zug, Vitt & Caldwell 2001).
Exiliboa and
Ungaliophis, originally and now again placed in the family
Boidae, were also included in this family for some time (e.g., Goin, Goin & Zug 1978).
Distribution:
Central America, South America, West Indies.
Reported from:
Bahamas,
Brazil,
Cayman Islands,
Colombia,
Cuba,
Dominican Republic,
Ecuador,
Haiti,
Jamaica,
Panama,
Peru,
Turks & Caicos Islands.
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