Tantilla melanocephala

Tantilla melanocephala

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 melanocephala

Name

Tantilla melanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Lectotype: NHR Lin-86 (formerly MAFR).
• Type locality: “America”.

Combinations

• Coluber melanocephalus Linnaeus, 1758: 218 [original combination]
• Natrix melanocephalus — Merrem, 1820 [subsequent combination]
• Elaps melanocephalus — Wagler, 1824 [subsequent combination]
• Duberria melanocephala — Fitzinger, 1826 [subsequent combination]
• Lycodon melanocephalum — Boie, 1827 [subsequent combination]
• Cloelia melanocephala — Wagler, 1830 [subsequent combination]
• Calamaria melanocephala — Schlegel, 1837 [subsequent combination]
• Homalocranion melanocephalum — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 [subsequent combination]
• Tantilla melanocephala — Cope, 1861 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Andersson, L.G. 1899. Catalogue of Linnean type-specimens of snakes in the Royal Museum in Stockholm. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24(6): 1–35. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Tantilla melanocephala. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 June 2022.
• Passos, P.G.H. & Powell, R. 2019. IUCN: Tantilla melanocephala  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T203321A2763890. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T203321A2763890.en. Accessed on 13 June 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Dunkelköpfige Schwarzkopfschlange
English: Black-headed Snake
español: Culebra de cabeza negra

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