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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Colubridae
Bibliography of the genus Tantillita
Biodiversity of the family Colubridae








Genus
Tantillita

Dwarf Short-tailed Snakes, Dwarf Centipede Snakes

Kleine Kurzschwanznattern

Dværg-skolopendersnoge

1941 Tantillita Smith (type species: Tantilla lintoni Smith 1940)
Contents: 3 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: S. Mexico, N. Central America.
Reported from: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras (incl. Islas de la Bahia [Utila]), Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan), Nicaragua.

Tantillita brevissima

Speckled Dwarf Short-tailed Snake

Gesprenkelte Kurzschwanznatter

Spættet Dværg-skolopendersnog

1937 Tantilla brevissima Taylor
Tantillita brevissima Smith 1941
1982 Tantilla excubitor Wilson (Wilson 1988)

Distribution: Guatemala, Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca).


Tantillita canula

Yucatan Dwarf Short-tailed Snake, Yucatan Dwarf Centipede Snake

Yucatan-Kurzschwanznatter

Mexicansk Dværg-skolopendersnog

1876 Tantilla canula Cope
Tantillita canula Smith, Flores-Villela & Chiszar 1993
1895 Homalocranium breve Günther 1895 (Wilson 1986)
Tantilla brevis Amaral 1929

Distribution: Belize, Guatemala, Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatan).


Tantillita lintoni

Guatemalan Dwarf Short-tailed Snake, (Linton's Dwarf Short-tailed Snake, Linton's Dwarf Centipede Snake)

Guatemalische Kurzschwanznatter

Guatemalansk Dværg-skolopendersnog

1940 Tantilla lintoni Smith
Tantillita lintoni Smith 1941
1985 Tantillita lintoni rozellae Perez-Higareda

Other common names:
rozellae: Rozella's Dwarf Short-tailed Snake
Distribution: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras (incl. Islas de la Bahia [Utila]), Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan), Nicaragua.