Tantilla jani
| Tantilla jani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tantilla |
| Species: | T. jani
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| Binomial name | |
| Tantilla jani (Günther, 1895)
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Tantilla jani, also known commonly as Jan's centipede snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.[2] The species is native to Guatemala and southern Mexico.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, jani, is in honor of Italian taxonomist Giorgio Jan.[3]
Geographic range[edit]
T. jani is found in Guatemala,[1][2] and in adjacent Mexico in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca.[1]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of T. jani is forest.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Hammerson, G.A.; Muñoz-Alons, A. (2014). "Tantilla jani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T63949A3131729. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T63949A3131729.en. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Species Tantilla jani 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. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tantilla jani, p. 133).
Further reading[edit]
- Günther ACLG (1895). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Godman and Salvin. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xx + 326 pp. + Plates 1–76. [Published in parts 1885–1902]. (Homalocranium jani, new species, p. 148 + Plate 52, figure D, three views of head and neck).
- Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002. (Tantilla jani, p. 181).
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