Tantilla tayrae
| Tantilla tayrae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tantilla |
| Species: | T. tayrae
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| Binomial name | |
| Tantilla tayrae Wilson, 1983
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Tantilla tayrae, also known commonly as the Volcán Tacaná centipede snake and la culebra centipedívora de Tacaná 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, tayrae, is in honor of Tayra Barbara Wilson, the daughter of binomial authority Larry David Wilson.[2]
Description
Dorsally, Tantilla tayrae is dark brown, without distinct striping. It has a pale nuchal collar.[2]
Geographic distribution
Tantilla tayrae is found in southernmost Mexico, in the Mexican state of Chiapas.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Tantilla tayrae is forest, but it has been found in coffee plantations with shade trees,[1] at altitudes of 760–960 m (2,490–3,150 ft).[2]
Reproduction
Tantilla tayrae is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b Campbell, J.A.; Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2007). "Tantilla tayrae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63963A12724270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63963A12724270.en. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Species Tantilla tayrae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Heimes, P. (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3899731002. 572 pp.
- Johnson, J.D.; Mata-Silva, V.; García-Padilla, E.; Wilson, L.D. (2015). "The Herpetofauna of Chiapas, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 2 (3).
- Wilson, L.D. (1983). "A New Species of Tantilla of the Taeniata [sic] Group from Chiapas, Mexico". Journal of Herpetology. 17 (1): 54–59. (Tantilla tayrae, new species).
- Wilson, L.D. (1990). "Tantilla tayrae Wilson". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. 479: 1.