Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Tantilla
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American Centipede Snakes, American Centipede Eaters, American Black-headed Snakes, American Crowned Snakes, Flat-headed Snakes
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Amerikanische Schwarzkopfnattern
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Amerikanske Skolopendersnoge, Sorthovedsnoge
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1853 |  |
Tantilla Girard (type species: Tantilla coronata Baird & Girard 1853) |
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1853 | |
Homalocranion Dumeril (type species: Coluber planiceps Blainville 1835) |
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1861 | |
Lioninia Hallowell (type species: Lioninia vermiformis Hallowell 1860) |
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1872 | |
Microdromus Günther (type species: Tantilla virgata Günther 1873 (1872#)) |
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1894 | |
Pogonaspis Cope (type species: Pogonaspis ruficeps Cope 1894) |
Contents:
69 species, of which 42 (60.9%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Introduced to:
Grenada,
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
(incl.
Union Island).
Distribution:
USA, Mexico, Central America, South America.
Reported from:
Argentina,
Belize,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Alagoas,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Paraiba,
Parana,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
El Salvador,
French Guiana,
Guatemala,
Guyana,
Honduras
(incl.
Islas de la Bahia
[Guanaja]),
Mexico
(Aguascalientes,
Baja California Norte,
Baja California Sur,
Campeche,
Chiapas,
Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Colima,
Distrito Federal,
Durango,
Guanajuato,
Guerrero,
Hidalgo,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit
[incl.
Islas Marias
(Maria Cleofas,
Maria Madre)],
Nuevo Leon,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Queretaro,
Quintana Roo,
San Luis Potosi,
Sinaloa,
Sonora,
Tabasco,
Tamaulipas,
Veracruz,
Yucatan,
Zacatecas),
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Uruguay,
USA
(Alabama,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Florida,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
North Carolina,
Oklahoma,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Utah,
Virginia,
Wyoming),
Venezuela.
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Tantilla albiceps
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Panamanian Centipede Snake, (Barbour's Centipede Snake)
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Panamaische Schwarzkopfnatter
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Panamansk Skolopendersnog
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1925 | |
Tantilla albiceps Barbour |
Distribution:
Panama.
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Tantilla alticola
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Santa Rita Centipede Snake, (Boulenger's Centipede Snake)
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Santa-Rita-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Santa Rita-skolopendersnog
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1903 | |
Homalocranium alticola Boulenger |
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Tantilla alticola Amaral 1929 |
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1913 | |
Homalocranium coralliventre Boulenger (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
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1954 | |
Tantilla costaricensis Taylor (Wilson 1986) |
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Tantilla schistosa costaricensis Smith 1962 |
Distribution:
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
Nicaragua,
Panama.
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Tantilla andinista
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Andean Centipede Snake
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Andes-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Andes-skolopendersnog
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1980 | |
Tantilla andinista Wilson & Mena |
Distribution:
Ecuador.
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Tantilla armillata
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Black-necked Centipede Snake, Black-necked Crowned Snake
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Schwarzhals-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Sorthalset Skolopendersnog
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1875 | |
Tantilla armillata Cope |
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Homalocranium armillatum Günther 1895 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of melanocephala (e.g., Wilson & Mena 1980). Revalidated by Savage (2002).
Distribution:
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Nicaragua,
Panama.
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Tantilla atriceps
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Mexican Black-headed Centipede Snake, (Mexican Black-headed Snake)
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Mexicanische Schwarzkopfnatter
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Mexicansk Sorthovedet Skolopendersnog
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1895 | |
Homalocranium atriceps Günther |
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Tantilla atriceps Amaral "1929" [1930] |
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Tantilla planiceps atriceps Tanner 1966 |
Remarks:
Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Woolrich-Piña & Cruz (2017) apparently did not consider presence of this species in Chihuahua as verified, although reported by several works
(e.g., Tanner 1966b; Wilcox & Mata-Silva 2014; Wilson & Mata-Silva 2015).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Durango,
Nuevo Leon,
San Luis Potosi,
Tamaulipas,
Zacatecas),
USA
(Texas).
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Tantilla bairdi
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Alta Verapaz Centipede Snake, (Baird's Black-headed Snake)
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Alta-Verapaz-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Alta Verapaz-skolopendersnog
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1941 | |
Tantilla bairdi Stuart |
Distribution:
Guatemala.
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Tantilla berguidoi
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Chucantí Centipede Snake
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Chucantí-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Chucantí-skolopendersnog
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2016 | |
Tantilla berguidoi Batista, Merbert, Lotzkat & Wilson |
Distribution:
Panama.
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Tantilla bocourti
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Guanajuato Centipede Snake, (Bocourt's Black-headed Snake)
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Guanajuato-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Guanajuato-skolopendersnog
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1895 | |
Homalocranium melanocephalum bocourti Günther |
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Homalocranium bocourti Günther 1895 |
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Tantilla bocourti Cope 1896 |
Remarks:
Not listed for Coahuila by Lazcano, Nevárez-de los Reyes, García-Padilla, Johnson, Mata-Silva, DeSantis & Wilson (2019).
Presence in Distrito Federal not considered verified by Lemos-Espinal & Smith (2020).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Aguascalientes,
Coahuila,
Colima,
Distrito Federal,
Durango,
Guanajuato,
Guerrero,
Hidalgo,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit
[incl.
Islas Marias
(Maria Cleofas)],
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Queretaro,
San Luis Potosi,
Sinaloa,
Veracruz,
Zacatecas).
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Tantilla boipiranga
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Minas Gerais Centipede Snake
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Minas-Gerais-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Minas Gerais-skolopendersnog
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2003 | |
Tantilla boipiranga Sawaya & Sazima |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Espirito Santo,
Minas Gerais).
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Tantilla brevicauda
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Short-tailed Centipede Snake
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Kurzschwanz-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Korthalet Skolopendersnog
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1952 | |
Tantilla brevicauda Mertens |
Distribution:
El Salvador,
Guatemala.
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Tantilla briggsi
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Tehuantepec Centipede Snake, (Brigg's Centipede Snake)
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Tehuantepec-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Tehuantepec-skolopendersnog
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1971 | |
Tantilla briggsi Savitzky & Smith |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca).
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Tantilla calamarina
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Pacific Coast Centipede Snake
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Pazifische Schwarzkopfnatter
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Pacifisk Skolopendersnog
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1866 | |
Tantilla calamarina Cope |
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Tantilla gracilis calamarina Garman 1884 |
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Homalocranium calamarinum Boulenger 1896 |
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1876 | |
Tantilla bimaculata Cope (Smith & Taylor 1945) |
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1936 | |
Tantilla martindelcampoi Taylor (Wilson & Meyer 1981) |
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1966 | |
Geophis gertschi Bogert & Porter (Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014) |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Colima,
Distrito Federal,
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit
[incl.
Islas Marias
(Maria Madre)],
Puebla,
Sinaloa).
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Tantilla capistrata
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Jequetepeque Centipede Snake, Capistrata Centipede Snake
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Jequetepeque-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Jequetepeque-skolopendersnog
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1876 | |
Tantilla capistrata Cope |
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Tantilla melanocephala capistrata Schmidt & Walker 1943 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Wilson & Mena (1980).
Distribution:
Ecuador,
Peru.
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Tantilla carolina
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Tecoanapa Centipede Snake, (Carolina's Little Snake)
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Chucantí-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Chucantí-skolopendersnog
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2022 | |
Tantilla carolina Palacios-Aguilar, Fucsko, Jiménez-Arcos, Wilson & Mata-Silva |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero).
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Tantilla cascadae
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Michoacan Centipede Snake
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Michoacan-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Michoacan-skolopendersnog
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1981 | |
Tantilla cascadae Wilson & Meyer |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Jalisco,
Michoacan).
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Tantilla ceboruca
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Volcán Ceboruco Centipede Snake
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Ceboruco-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Ceboruco-skolopendersnog
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2007 | |
Tantilla ceboruca Canseco-Márquez, Smith, Ponce-Campos, Flores-Villela & Campbell |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Colima,
Jalisco,
Nayarit).
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Tantilla coronadoi
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Guerreran Centipede Snake
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Guerrero-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Guerrero-skolopendersnog
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1944 | |
Tantilla coronadoi Hartweg |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero).
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Tantilla coronata
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Southeastern Centipede Snake, Southeastern Crowned Snake
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Ostamerikanische Schwarzkopfnatter
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Østamerikansk Skolopendersnog
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1853 | |
Tantilla coronata Baird & Girard |
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1953 | |
Tantilla coronata mitrifer Schwartz |
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1862 | |
Homalocranium wagneri Jan |
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Tantilla coronata wagneri Blanchard 1938 |
Distribution:
USA
(Alabama,
Florida,
Georgia,
Indiana,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
North Carolina,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Virginia).
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Tantilla cucullata
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Trans-Pecos Centipede Snake, Trans-Pecos Black-headed Snake, (Big Bend Black-headed Snake, Blackhood Snake)
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Trans-Pecos-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Trans-Pecos-skolopendersnog
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1956 | |
Tantilla cucullata Minton |
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Tantilla rubra cucullata Easterla 1975 |
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1961 | |
Tantilla diabola Fouquette & Potter (Dixon, Vaughan & Wilson 2000) |
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Tantilla rubra diabola Smith & Werler 1969 |
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Tantilla cucullata diabola Dixon 2000 |
Other common names:
diabola: Devil's River Black-headed Snake
Remarks:
Collins (1991) suggested recognition of cucullata and diabola as separate species. Dixon, Vaughan & Wilson (2000) placed diabola in the synonymy of cucullata, but confirmed the validity of cucullata and rubra as separate species.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Coahuila),
USA
(Texas).
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Tantilla cuniculator
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Peten Centipede Snake, Yucatan Centipede Snake, Mayan Black-headed Centipede Snake
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Peten-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Peten-skolopendersnog
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1939 | |
Tantilla moesta cuniculator Smith |
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Tantilla cuniculator Smith 1942 |
Distribution:
Belize,
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Quintana Roo,
Yucatan).
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Tantilla deppei
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Morelos Centipede Snake, (Deppe's Centipede Snake)
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Morelos-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Morelos-skolopendersnog
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1883 | |
Homalocranion deppei Bocourt |
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Tantilla deppei Cope 1887 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Oaxaca).
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Tantilla excelsa
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Lancetilla Centipede Snake
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Lancetilla-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Lancetilla-skolopendersnog
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2017 | |
Tantilla excelsa McCranie & Smith |
Distribution:
Honduras.
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Tantilla flavilineata
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Yellow-lined Centipede Snake
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Gelbstreifen-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Gulstribet Skolopendersnog
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1950 | |
Tantilla flavilineata Smith & Burger |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca,
Puebla).
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Tantilla gottei
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Rio Choluteca Centipede Snake
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Rio-Choluteca-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Rio Choluteca-skolopendersnog
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2017 | |
Tantilla gottei McCranie & Smith |
Distribution:
Honduras.
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Tantilla gracilis
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Flat-headed Centipede Snake, Flat-headed Snake
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Flachköpfige Schwarzkopfnatter
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Fladhovedet Skolopendersnog
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1853 | |
Tantilla gracilis Baird & Girard |
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1860 | |
Tantilla hallowelli Cope (Smith 1950) |
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Tantilla gracilis hallowelli Smith 1950 |
Remarks:
Heimes (2016) listed this species from Nuevo Leon, however, it has not been included for the state by other authors (e.g., Contreras-Arquieta & Lazcano-Villarreal 1995; Lemos-Espinal, Smith & Cruz 2016, 2018).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Coahuila,
Tamaulipas),
USA
(Arkansas,
Illinois,
Kansas,
Louisiana,
Missouri,
Oklahoma,
Texas).
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Tantilla hendersoni
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Belizean Centipede Snake, (Peten Centipede Snake)
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Belize-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Belize-skolopendersnog
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2004 | |
Tantilla hendersoni Stafford |
Distribution:
Belize.
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Tantilla hobartsmithi
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Southwestern Centipede Snake, Southwestern Black-headed Snake, (Smith's Black-headed Snake)
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Sonora-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Sonora-skolopendersnog
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1936 | |
Tantilla hobartsmithi Taylor |
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1938 | |
Tantilla utahensis Blanchard (Cole & Hardy 1983) |
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Tantilla planiceps utahensis Tanner 1966 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Nuevo Leon,
Sonora),
USA
(Arizona,
California,
Colorado,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Texas,
Utah).
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Tantilla impensa
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Central Guatemalan Centipede Snake
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Nordguatemalischer Schwarzkopfnatter
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Nordlig Guatemalansk Skolopendersnog
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1998 | |
Tantilla impensa Campbell |
Distribution:
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Chiapas).
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Tantilla insulamontana
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Azuay Centipede Snake, Mountain Centipede Snake
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Azuay-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Azuay-skolopendersnog
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1980 | |
Tantilla insulamontana Wilson & Mena |
Distribution:
Ecuador.
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Tantilla jani
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Southern Guatemalan Centipede Snake, (Jan's Centipede Snake)
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Südguatemalischer Schwarzkopfnatter
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Sydlig Guatemalansk Skolopendersnog
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1895 | |
Homalocranium jani Günther |
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Tantilla jani Smith 1942 |
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1982 | |
Tantilla cuesta Wilson (Campbell 1998) |
Remarks:
Considered endemic to Guatemala (Campbell 1998; Liner 2007 [by implication]; Wilson & Johnson 2010; Johnson, Mata-Silva, García-Padilla & Wilson 2015 [by implication]), although some sources include Chiapas, Mexico, in the distribution (e.g., Hammerson & Muñoz-Alons 2014), but it seems that old records from Chiapas, Mexico, refer to vulcani (Campbell 1998).
Distribution:
Guatemala.
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Tantilla johnsoni
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Chiapan Centipede Snake
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Chiapas-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Chiapas-skolopendersnog
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1999 | |
Tantilla johnsoni Wilson, Vaughn & Dixon |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas).
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Tantilla lempira
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Honduran Centipede Snake
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Honduranische Schwarzkopfnatter
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Honduransk Skolopendersnog
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1980 | |
Tantilla lempira Wilson & Mena |
Distribution:
Honduras.
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Tantilla lydia
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Atlántida Centipede Snake, (Lydia’s Little Snake)
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Atlántida-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Atlántida-skolopendersnog
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2020 | |
Tantilla lydia Antúnez-Fonseca, Castro, España, Townsend & Wilson 2020 |
Distribution:
Honduras.
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Tantilla melanocephala
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South American Black-headed Centipede Snake, Crowned Centipede Snake
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Südamerikanische Schwarzkopfnatter
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Sydamerikansk Sorthovedet Skolopendersnog
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1758 | |
Coluber melanocephalus Linnaeus |
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Natrix melanocephalus Merrem 1820 |
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Elaps melanocephalus Wagler 1824 |
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Duberria melanocephala Fitzinger 1826 |
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Lycodon melanocephalum Boie 1827 |
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Cloelia melanocephala Wagler 1830 |
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Calamaria melanocephala Schlegel 1837 |
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Homalocranion melanocephalum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854 |
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Tantilla melanocephala Cope 1861 |
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Homalocranium melanocephalum Müller 1865 |
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1862 | |
Elapomorphus mexicanus Günther (Wilson & Mena 1980; Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014) |
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Homalocranium mexicanum Günther 1895 |
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Tantilla mexicana Smith 1942 |
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1883 | |
Homalocranium melanocephalum fuscum Bocourt (Wilson 1987) |
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Homalocranium fuscum Boulenger 1896 |
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Tantilla fusca Amaral 1929 |
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1887 | |
Tantilla pallida Cope (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
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1895 | |
Homalocranium melanocephalum fraseri Günther (Wilson & Mena 1980) |
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Tantilla fraseri Peters 1960 |
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1895 | |
Homalocranium melanocephalum pernambucense Günther (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
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1896 | |
Homalocranium longifrontale Boulenger (Wilson & Mena 1980) |
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Tantilla longifrontale Ruthven 1922 |
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1909 | |
Homalocranium hoffmanni Werner (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
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1914 | |
Elapomorphus nuchalis Barbour (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
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1980 | |
Tantilla equatoriana Wilson & Mena (Greenbaum, Carr & Almendariz 2004) |
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2004 | |
Tantilla marcovani De Lema (Mata-Silva & Wilson 2015) |
Remarks:
Previously included armillata and ruficeps. Records from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras refer to armillata. Records from Panama refer to ruficeps. Records from Costa Rica and Nicaragua refer to armillata or ruficeps.
Introduced to:
Grenada,
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
(incl.
Union Island).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Alagoas,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Paraiba,
Parana,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Uruguay,
Venezuela.
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Tantilla miyatai
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Pichincha Centipede Snake
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Pichincha-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Pichincha-skolopendersnog
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1987 | |
Tantilla miyatai Wilson & Knight in Wilson |
Distribution:
Ecuador.
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Tantilla moesta
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Black-bellied Centipede Snake
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Schwarzbauch-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Sortbuget Skolopendersnog
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1863 | |
Homalocranium moestum Günther |
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Tantilla moesta Cope 1866 |
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Homalocranion moestum Bocourt 1883 |
Distribution:
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Quintana Roo,
Yucatan).
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Tantilla nigra
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Black Centipede Snake
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Schwarze Schwarzkopfnatter
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Sort Skolopendersnog
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1914 | |
Homalocranium nigrum Boulenger |
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Tantilla nigra Amaral 1929 |
Distribution:
Colombia.
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Tantilla nigriceps
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Plains Centipede Snake, Plains Black-headed Snake
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Great Plains-Schwarzkopfschlange
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Prærie-skolopendersnog
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1860 | |
Tantilla nigriceps Kennicott |
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1860 | |
Scolecophis fumiceps Cope |
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Tantilla nigriceps fumiceps Smith 1941 |
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1883 | |
Homalocranion praeoculum Bocourt (Smith & Larsen 1975; Wilson & Mata-Silva 2014) |
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1938 | |
Tantilla kirnia Blanchard (Schmidt 1953) |
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Tantilla nigriceps kirnia Smith 1938 |
Other common names:
fumiceps: Texas Black-headed Snake
Remarks:
Listed as likely to occur in Sonora by Lemos-Espinal, Smith & Rorabaugh (2019), although reported already by Enderson, Quijada-Mascarenas, Turner, Rosen & Bezy (2009).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Durango,
Nuevo Leon,
Sonora,
Tamaulipas),
USA
(Arizona,
Colorado,
Kansas,
Nebraska,
New Mexico,
Oklahoma,
Texas,
Wyoming).
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Tantilla oaxacae
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Oaxacan Centipede Snake
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Oaxaca-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Oaxaca-skolopendersnog
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|
1971 | |
Tantilla oaxacae Wilson & Meyer |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca).
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Tantilla olympia
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Texíguat Centipede Snake
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Texíguat-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Texíguat-skolopendersnog
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2013 | |
Tantilla olympia Townsend, Wilson, Medina-Flores & Herrera-B. |
Distribution:
Honduras.
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Tantilla oolitica
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Rim Rock Centipede Snake, Rim Rock Crowned Snake
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Rim-Rock-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Rim Rock-skolopendersnog
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|
1966 | |
Tantilla oolitica Telford |
Distribution:
USA
(Florida).
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Tantilla petersi
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Imbabura Centipede Snake
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Imbabura-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Imbabura-skolopendersnog
|
|
1979 | |
Tantilla petersi Wilson |
Distribution:
Ecuador.
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Tantilla planiceps
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Western Centipede Snake, Western Black-headed Snake
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Westamerikanische Schwarzkopfnatter
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Vestamerikansk Sorthovedet Skolopendersnog
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|
1835 | |
Coluber planiceps Blainville |
|
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Homalocranion planiceps Duméril 1853 |
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Tantilla planiceps Cope 1861 |
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Homalocranium planiceps Günther 1895 |
|
1896 | |
Tantilla eiseni Stejneger |
|
| |
Tantilla planiceps eiseni Tanner 1966 |
|
1943 | |
Tantilla eiseni transmontana Klauber (Cole & Hardy 1983) |
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Tantilla planiceps transmontana Tanner 1966 |
Remarks:
Previously included atriceps and yaquia.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte,
Baja California Sur),
USA
(California).
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Tantilla psittaca
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Rawa Kiamp Centipede Snake
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Rawa-Kiamp-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Rawa Kiamp-skolopendersnog
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|
2011 | |
Tantilla psittaca McCranie |
Distribution:
Honduras.
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Tantilla relicta
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Florida Centipede Snake, Florida Crowned Snake
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Florida-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Florida-skolopendersnog
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|
1966 | |
Tantilla relicta relicta Telford |
|
1966 | |
Tantilla relicta neilli Telford |
|
1966 | |
Tantilla relicta pamlica Telford |
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Tantilla pamlica Collins 1991 |
Other common names:
neilli: Central Florida Crowned Snake
pamlica: Coastal Dunes Crowned Snake
relicta: Peninsula Crowned Snake
Remarks:
Collins (1991) suggested recognition of pamlica as a separate species.
Distribution:
USA
(Florida,
Georgia).
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Tantilla reticulata
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Reticulated Centipede Snake, Reticulated Crowned Snake, Lined Crowned Snake
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Netz-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Net-skolopendersnog
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|
1860 | |
Tantilla reticulata Cope |
|
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Homalocranium reticulatum Günther 1895 |
|
1873 | |
Microdromus virgatus Günther (Wilson & Meyer 1971) |
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Homalocranion virgatum Bocourt 1883 |
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Tantilla virgata Cope 1887 |
|
1881 | |
Homalocranium sexfasciatum Fischer (Wilson 1987) |
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Tantilla sexfasciata Cope 1887 |
Distribution:
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Nicaragua,
Panama.
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Tantilla robusta
|
Robust Centipede Snake
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Robuste Schwarzkopfnatter
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Robust Skolopendersnog
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|
2002 | |
Tantilla robusta Canseco-Marquez, Mendelson, & Gutierrez-Mayen |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Puebla).
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Tantilla rubra
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Red Centipede Snake, Red Black-headed Snake, (Big Bend Black-headed Snake)
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Rote Schwarzkopfnatter
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Rød Skolopendersnog
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|
1863 | |
Tantilla miniator Cope [application to conserve rubra at ICZN; see Dixon, Vaughan & Wilson 2000] |
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Tantilla miniata Cope 1887 [corrects miniator, error typogr.] (Dixon, Vaughan & Wilson 2000) |
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1876 | |
Tantilla rubra Cope |
|
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Homalocranium rubrum Bocourt 1883 |
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Homalocranion rubrum Boulenger 1884 |
|
1895 | |
Homalocranium boulengeri Günther (Smith & Taylor 1945) |
|
1944 | |
Tantilla morgani Hartweg (Dixon, Vaughan & Wilson 2000) |
Other common names:
miniata: Veracruz Centipede Snake
morgani: Morgan's Black-headed Snake
Remarks:
Now restricted to Guatemala and Mexico. Records from Texas, USA, refer to cucullata (Dixon, Vaughan & Wilson 2000).
Distribution:
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Guanajuato,
Guerrero,
Hidalgo,
Mexico State,
Nuevo Leon,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Queretaro,
San Luis Potosi,
Tabasco,
Tamaulipas,
Veracruz).
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Tantilla ruficeps
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Orange-bellied Centipede Snake, Orange-bellied Crowned Snake
|
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Orangebauch-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Orangebuget Skolopendersnog
|
|
1894 | |
Pogonaspis ruficeps Cope |
|
| |
Homalocranium ruficeps Boulenger 1896 |
|
| |
Tantilla ruficeps Amaral 1929 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of melanocephala (e.g., Wilson & Mena 1980). Revalidated by Savage (2002).
Distribution:
Costa Rica,
Nicaragua,
Panama.
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Tantilla schistosa
|
Red Earth Centipede Snake, Lesser Centipede Snake
|
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Roterde-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Rødjords-skolopendersnog
|
|
1883 | |
Homalocranion schistosum Bocourt |
|
| |
Tantilla schistosa Cope 1887 |
|
| |
Homalocranium schistosum Günther 1895 |
|
1942 | |
Tantilla phrenitica Smith (Wilson 1982, 1987) |
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| |
Tantilla schistosum phrenitica Smith 1942 |
|
1962 | |
Tantilla schistosa taylori Smith (Wilson 1987) |
Remarks:
Listed as occurring in San Luis Potosi in a distribution table in Wilson & Mata-Silva (2014, p. 69), however, this was in contradiction to both the text account and the distribution map of the species in the same work. It is herein considered an error, in the absence of supporting records.
Distribution:
Belize,
Costa Rica,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Oaxaca,
Quintana Roo,
Tabasco,
Veracruz),
Nicaragua,
Panama.
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Tantilla selmae
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Santa Catarina Centipede Snake
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Santa-Catarina-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Santa Catarina-skolopendersnog
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|
2024 | |
Tantilla selmae Azevedo, Franco, Menezes, Kunz & Grazziotin |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as the southern population of melanocephala (Azevedo, Franco, Menezes, Kunz & Grazziotin 2024).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Santa Catarina).
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Tantilla semicincta
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Ringed Centipede Snake
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Ringel-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Ring-skolopendersnog
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|
1854 | |
Homalocranion semi-cinctum Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril |
|
| |
Tantilla semicincta Cope 1861 |
|
| |
Homalocranium semicinctum Boulenger 1896 |
|
1860 | |
Tantilla laticeps Günther (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
|
1883 | |
Homalocranion lineatum Fischer (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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Tantilla sertula
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Balsas Centipede Snake
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Balsas-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Balsas-skolopendersnog
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|
2000 | |
Tantilla sertula Wilson & Campbell |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero,
Oaxaca).
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Tantilla shawi
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San Luis Potosí Centipede Snake, Sierra Madre Centipede Snake
|
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San-Luis-Potosí-Schwarzkopfnatter
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San Luis Potosí-skolopendersnog
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|
1949 | |
Tantilla shawi Taylor |
Distribution:
Mexico
(San Luis Potosi,
Veracruz).
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Tantilla slavensi
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Veracruz Centipede Snake, (Slaven's Centipede Snake)
|
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Veracruz-Schwarzkopfnatter
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Veracruz-skolopendersnog
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|
1985 | |
Tantilla slavensi Perez-Higareda, Smith & Smith |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Veracruz).
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Tantilla stenigrammi
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Cuaca Centipede Snake
|
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Cuaca-Schwarzkopfnatter
|
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Cuaca-skolopendersnog
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|
2017 | |
Tantilla stenigrammi McCranie & Smith |
Distribution:
Honduras.
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Tantilla striata
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Striped Centipede Snake, Twin-spotted Centipede Snake
|
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Gestreifte Schwarzkopfnatter
|
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Mexicansk Stribet Skolopendersnog
|
|
1928 | |
Tantilla striata Dunn |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca).
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Tantilla supracincta
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Northern Banded Centipede Snake, Tricolored Crowned Snake
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Nördliche Gebänderte Schwarzkopfnatter
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Nordlig Båndet Skolopendersnog
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|
1863 | |
Homalocranion supracinctum Peters |
|
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Tantilla semicincta [lapsus] Barbour & Amaral 1928 |
|
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Tantilla supracincta Peters 1960 |
|
1892 | |
Tantilla annulata Boettger (Wilson 1987; Savage 2002) |
|
| |
Homalocranium annulatum Günther 1895 |
Distribution:
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
Nicaragua,
Panama.
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Tantilla taeniata
|
Central American Centipede Snake
|
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Zentralamerikanische Schwarzkopfnatter
|
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Centralamerikansk Skolopendersnog
|
|
1883 | |
Homalocranion taeniatum Bocourt |
|
| |
Tantilla taeniata Cope 1887 |
|
1885 | |
Homalocranium trivittatum Müller (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
Remarks:
Previously included triseriata and tritaeniata. Records from Islas de la Bahia (Honduras) refer to tritaeniata. Records from Mexico refer to triseriata (Oaxaca) and to an undescribed species (Chiapas) (Smith, Chiszar & Breukelen 1998; Flores-Villela & Marquez 2004).
Distribution:
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Nicaragua.
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Tantilla tayrae
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Volcán Tacaná Centipede Snake, (Tayra's Centipede Snake)
|
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Tacaná-Schwarzkopfnatter
|
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Tacaná-skolopendersnog
|
|
1983 | |
Tantilla tayrae Wilson |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas).
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Tantilla tecta
|
White-striped Centipede Snake
|
|
Weissstreifen-Schwarzkopfnatter
|
|
Hvidstribet Skolopendersnog
|
|
1997 | |
Tantilla tecta Campbell & Smith |
Distribution:
Guatemala.
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Tantilla tjiasmantoi
|
Peruvian Banded Centipede Snake
|
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Peruvianische Gebänderte Schwarzkopfnatter
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Peruviansk Båndet Skolopendersnog
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|
2016 | |
Tantilla tjiasmantoi Koch & Venegas |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Tantilla trilineata
|
1880 | |
Leptocalamus trilineatus Peters |
|
| |
Tantilla trilineata Amaral 1929 |
Remarks:
Status uncertain. Possibly conspecific with jani (Wilson & Meyer 1971).
Exact distribution unknown, but probably from Mexico or Central America (Smith & Williams 1966; Wilson & Meyer 1971; Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970).
Distribution:
Unknown.
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Tantilla triseriata
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Mexican Three-striped Centipede Snake
|
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Mexicanische Dreistreifen-Schwarzkopfnatter
|
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Mexicansk Trestribet Skolopendersnog
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|
1951 | |
Tantilla triseriata Smith & Smith |
|
| |
Tantilla taeniata triseriata Liner 1994 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym or subspecies of taeniata (e.g., Wilson & Meyer 1971). Revalidated by Smith, Chiszar & Breukelen (1998).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca).
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Tantilla tritaeniata
|
Guanaja Centipede Snake, Striped Ground Snake
|
|
Guanaja-Schwarzkopfnatter
|
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Guanaja-skolopendersnog
|
|
1967 | |
Tantilla tritaeniata Smith & Williams |
Remarks:
Previously regarded a a synonym of taeniata (e.g., Wilson & Meyer 1971). Revalidated by Wilson & McCranie (1999).
Distribution:
Honduras
(Islas de la Bahia:
Guanaja).
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Tantilla vermiformis
|
Nicaraguan Centipede Snake
|
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Nicaraguanische Schwarzkopfnatter
|
|
Nicaraguansk Skolopendersnog
|
|
1860 | |
Lioninia vermiformis Hallowell |
|
| |
Tantilla vermiformis Cope 1861 |
Distribution:
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Nicaragua.
|
|
|
Tantilla vulcani
|
Volcanic Highland Centipede Snake
|
|
Vulkan-Schwarzkopfnatter
|
|
Vulkan-skolopendersnog
|
|
1998 | |
Tantilla vulcani Campbell |
Remarks:
This species was previously considered part of jani (Campbell 1998; Wilson & Mata-Silva 2014).
Distribution:
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Oaxaca).
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Tantilla wilcoxi
|
Chihuahuan Centipede Snake, Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake
|
|
Chihuahua-Schwarzkopfnatter
|
|
Chihuahua-skolopendersnog
|
|
1902 | |
Tantilla wilcoxi Stejneger |
|
| |
Homalocranium wilcoxi Phisalix 1922 |
|
1916 | |
Tantilla deviatrix Barbour (McDiarmid & Folke 1991, McDiarmid 1992) |
|
| |
Homalocranium deviatrix Werner 1925 |
|
| |
Tantilla bocourti deviatrix Smith & Laufe 1944 |
|
1942 | |
Tantilla wilcoxi rubricata Smith (Liner 1983) |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Aguascalientes,
Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Durango,
Jalisco,
Nuevo Leon,
San Luis Potosi,
Sinaloa,
Sonora,
Tamaulipas,
Zacatecas),
USA
(Arizona,
New Mexico).
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Tantilla yaquia
|
Yaqui Centipede Snake, Yaqui Black-headed Snake
|
|
Yaqui-Schwarzkopfnatter
|
|
Yaqui-skolopendersnog
|
|
1942 | |
Tantilla yaquia Smith |
|
| |
Tantilla planiceps yaquia Tanner 1966 |
|
1944 | |
Tantilla bogerti Hartweg (McDiarmid 1968) |
|
| |
Tantilla planiceps bogerti Tanner 1966 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Nayarit,
Sinaloa,
Sonora),
USA
(Arizona,
New Mexico).
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