Tantilla selmae

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 selmae

Name

Tantilla selmae Azevedo, Franco, Menezes, Kunz & Grazziotin, 2024

• Holotype: IBSP 92724, adult ♂, collected by Ivo R. Ghizoni‐Junior on 11 February 2021.
• Type locality: “municipality of Lages (28°15′45.8″S, 50°26′05.0″W; approx. 1032 m above sea level), state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil”.

References

Primary references

• Azevedo, W.S. dos, Franco, F.L., Menezes, L., Kunz, T.S. & Grazziotin, F. G. 2024. Integrated evidence sheds light on the taxonomy of the widespread Tantilla melanocephala species complex (Serpentes: Colubridae) and indicates the existence of a new species from southern South America. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 24: 119–147. DOI: 10.1007/s13127-023-00636-5 Reference page.