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Tantilla jani

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Tantilla jani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Tantilla
Species:
T. jani
Binomial name
Tantilla jani
(Günther, 1895)
Synonyms[2]
  • Homalocranium jani
    Günther, 1895
  • Homalocranium fuscum
    Boulenger, 1896
  • Tantilla jani
    H.M. Smith, 1942
  • Tantilla cuesta
    Wilson, 1982
  • Tantilla jani
    Liner, 1994

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

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The specific name, jani, is in honor of Italian taxonomist Giorgio Jan.[3]

Geographic range

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T. jani is found in Guatemala,[1][2] and in adjacent Mexico in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca.[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of T. jani is forest.[1]

Reproduction

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T. jani is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hammerson, G.A.; Muñoz-Alonso, 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.
  2. ^ a b c d Species Tantilla jani at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ 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

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  • 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).
  • Liner EA (1994). Scientific and Common Names for the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico in English and Spanish: Nombres Científicos y Comunes en Ingles y Español de los Anfibios y los Reptiles de México. Herpetological Circular No. 23. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). iii + 113 pp. (Tantilla jani).
  • Smith HM (1942). "A Résumé of Mexican Snakes of the Genus Tantilla". Zoologica 27 (1): 33–42. (Tantilla jani, new combination, pp. 36–37).