Dwarf Boa

About  Dwarf Boa:

• Dwarf boa belongs to the family Tropidophiidae living high in the cloud forests of northeastern Ecuador.
• The species is unusual for having a "vestigial pelvis" characteristic of primitive snakes and taken as evidence by some that snakes descended from lizards that lost their limbs over millions of years.
• Its habitat includes tropical piedmont and lower evergreen montane forests.
• Characteristics:
  • The snake is alight brown in coloration with noticeable black blotches on the belly and muted blotches running down the back.
  • Dark brown pigmentation is found through the center of the head.

 

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Q1) What is Vestigial structure? 

Vestigial structures are rudimentary body parts that are smaller and simpler than the corresponding features possessed by the other members of a biological group.

Source: New dwarf boa found in Ecuadoran Amazon