Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Tantillita
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Dwarf Short-tailed Snakes, Dwarf Centipede Snakes
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Kleine Kurzschwanznattern
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Dværg-skolopendersnoge
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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.
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Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations
Head drawings of the
genus Tantillita.
Compiled by V. Wallach
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Tantillita brevissima
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Speckled Dwarf Short-tailed Snake
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Gesprenkelte Kurzschwanznatter
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Spættet Dværg-skolopendersnog
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1937 | |
Tantilla brevissima Taylor |
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Tantillita brevissima Smith 1941 |
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1982 | |
Tantilla excubitor Wilson (Wilson 1988) |
Distribution:
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Oaxaca).
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Tantillita canula
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Yucatan Dwarf Short-tailed Snake, Yucatan Dwarf Centipede Snake
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Yucatan-Kurzschwanznatter
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Mexicansk Dværg-skolopendersnog
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1876 | |
Tantilla canula Cope |
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Tantillita canula Smith, Flores-Villela & Chiszar 1993 |
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1895 | |
Homalocranium breve Günther 1895 (Wilson 1986) |
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Tantilla brevis Amaral 1929 |
Distribution:
Belize,
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Quintana Roo,
Yucatan).
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Tantillita lintoni
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Guatemalan Dwarf Short-tailed Snake, (Linton's Dwarf Short-tailed Snake, Linton's Dwarf Centipede Snake)
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Guatemalische Kurzschwanznatter
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Guatemalansk Dværg-skolopendersnog
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1940 | |
Tantilla lintoni Smith |
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Tantillita lintoni Smith 1941 |
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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.
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