Tantilla lydia
| Tantilla lydia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tantilla |
| Species: | T. lydia
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| Binomial name | |
| Tantilla lydia | |
Tantilla lydia is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Honduras.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, lydia, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Lydia Allison Fucsko.[1]
Geographic distribution
Tantilla lydia is found in northern Honduras, in Atlántida Department.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Species Tantilla lydia at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Antúnez-Fonseca, C.A.; Castro, J.A.; España, F.G.; Townsend, J.H.; Wilson, L.D. (2020). "A new species of Tantilla of the taeniata group (Squamata: Colubridae) from Refugio de Vida Silvestre Barras de Cuero y Salado in Caribbean coastal Honduras" (PDF). Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 14 (3): 86–102 (e258). (Tantilla lydia, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).