Tantilla petersi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tantilla |
| Species: | T. petersi
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| Binomial name | |
| Tantilla petersi Wilson, 1979
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Tantilla petersi, also known commonly as Peters's black-headed snake, 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, petersi, is in honor of American herpetologist James Arthur Peters (1922–1972).[3]: 204
Geographic distribution
[edit]Tantilla petersi is found in northern Ecuador, in Imbabura Province.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of Tantilla petersi is shrubland, at altitudes of 1,668–2,200 m (5,472–7,218 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Tantilla petersi is oviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. (2017). "Tantilla petersi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T203323A2763904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T203323A2763904.en. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Species Tantilla petersi 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. (1979). "A New Snake of the Genus Tantilla from Ecuador". Herpetologica. 35 (3): 274–276. (Tantilla petersi, new species).
- Wilson, L.D. (1991). "Tantilla petersi ". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. 527: 1.
- Wilson, L.D.; Mata-Silva, V. "A checklist and key to the snakes of the Tantilla clade (Squamata: Colubridae), with comments on distribution and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 2 (4): 418–498.
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