Tantilla slavensi
| Tantilla slavensi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tantilla |
| Species: | T. slavensi
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| Binomial name | |
| Tantilla slavensi | |
Tantilla slavensi, also known commonly as Slavens's centipede snake and la culebra centipedívora de Slavens in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico[2]
Etymology
The specific name, slavensi, is in honor of American herpetologist Frank L. Slavens.[3]: 245
Description
Dorsally, Tantilla slavensi has a pattern of light brown and dark brown stripes. Ventrally, it is orange, which fades to white in preservative. The dorsal scales, which are smooth and lack apical pits, are arranged in 15 rows throughout the length of the body. The holotype has a total length of 34.6 cm (13.6 in), which includes a tail length of 6.9 cm (2.7 in).[2]
Geographic distribution
Tantilla slavensi is found in eastern Mexico, in the Mexican state of Veracruz.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Tantilla slavensi is forest,[1] at altitudes of 50–800 m (160–2,620 ft).[2]
Behavior
Tantilla slavensi is terrestrial and fossorial.[2]
Reproduction
Tantilla slavensi is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b Lopez-Luna, M.A. (2007). "Tantilla slavensi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63961A12731923. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63961A12731923.en. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Species Tantilla slavensi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Heimes, P. (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3899731002. 572 pp.
- Pérez-Higareda, G.; Smith, H.M.; Smith, R.B. (1985). "A New Species of Tantilla from Veracruz, Mexico". Journal of Herpetology. 19 (2): 290–292. (Tantilla slavensi, new species).
- Wilson, L.D.; Mata-Silva, V. (2014). "Snakes of the genus Tantilla (Squamata: Colubridae) in Mexico: taxonomy, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 1 (1): 5–95. (Tantilla slavensi, p. 54).
- Wilson, L.D.; Mata-Silva, V. (2015). "A checklist and key to the snakes of the Tantilla clade (Squamata: Colubridae), with comments on distribution and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 2 (4): 418–498.