Tantilla impensa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Tantilla
Species: Tantilla impensa

Name

• Tantilla impensa Campbell, 1998: 6

Holotype: UTA R-38196, adult ♀.

Type locality: “Aldea San Miguelito, Sierra de Caral, Municipio de Morales, Izabal, Guatemala, 460 m (15°22’ N, 88° 43’ W).”

References

Primary references

• Campbell, J.A. 1998. Comments on the identities of certain Tantilla (Squamata: Colubridae) from Guatemala, with descriptions of two new species in the genus. Scientific Papers. Natural History Museum, The University of Kansas 7: 1–14. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Tantilla impensa. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 March 2018.
• Campbell, J.A. & Muñoz-Alonso, A. 2013. IUCN: Tantilla impensa  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T63948A3131630. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T63948A3131630.en

Vernacular names

English: Greater Centipede Snake