Tantilla miyatai
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tantilla |
| Species: | T. miyatai
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| Binomial name | |
| Tantilla miyatai | |
Tantilla miyatai is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, miyatai, is in honor of American herpetologist Kenneth Ichiro Miyata (1951–1983).[3]: 180
Geographic distribution
[edit]Tantilla miyatai is found in the northern Sierra region of Ecuador, in Pichincha Province.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of Tantilla miyatai is forest, at an altitude of 150 m (490 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Tantilla miyatai is oviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. (2017). "Tantilla miyatai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T203322A2763897. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T203322A2763897.en. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Species Tantilla miyatai 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. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
[edit]- Torres-Carvajal, O.; Pazmiño-Otamendi, G.; Salazar-Valenzuela, D. (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 13 (1): 209–219 (e178).
- Wilson, L.D. (1987). "A Résumé of the Colubrid Snakes of the Genus Tantilla of South America". Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology (68): 1–35. ("Tantilla miyatai, Wilson and Knight, new species").
- Wilson, L.D. (1990). "Tantilla miyatai Wilson and Knight". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. 477: 1.
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