Tantilla hendersoni
| Tantilla hendersoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tantilla |
| Species: | T. hendersoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Tantilla hendersoni Stafford, 2004 | |
Tantilla hendersoni, also known commonly as the Peten centipede snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.[2] The species is endemic to Belize.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, hendersoni, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert William Henderson.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. hendersoni is forest.[1]
Behavior
T. hendersoni is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Reproduction
T. hendersoni is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Johnson, J.; Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Acevedo, M. (2014). "Tantilla hendersoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T203316A2763855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T203316A2763855.en. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Species Tantilla hendersoni 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 hendersoni, p. 121).
Further reading
- Hofmann, Erich P.; Gray, Russell J.; Wilson, Larry David; Townsend, Josiah H. (2017). "Discovery of the first male specimen of Tantilla hendersoni Stafford, 2004 (Squamata: Colubridae), from a new locality in central Belize". Herpetology Notes 10: 53–57.
- Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, 2nd Edition. (With a foreword by Larry David Wilson). Offenbach am Main, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. ISBN 978-3936180282.
- Stafford PJ (2004). "A new species of Tantilla (Serpentes: Colubridae) of the taeniata group from Southern Belize". Journal of Herpetology 38 (1): 43–52. (Tantilla hendersoni, new species).
- Wilson LD, Mata-Silva V (2015). "A checklist and key to the snakes of the Tantilla clade (Squamata: Colubridae), with comments on taxonomy, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (4): 418–498.