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Tantilla shawi

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Tantilla shawi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Tantilla
Species:
T. shawi
Binomial name
Tantilla shawi
Taylor, 1949

Tantilla shawi, also known commonly as the Potosí centipede snake and la culebra centipedívora de San Luis Potosí in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[2]

Geographic distribution

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Tantilla shawi is found in eastern Mexico, in the states of San Luis Potosí and Veracruz.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lavin, P.; Mendoza-Quijano, F.; Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "Tantilla shawi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63960A12731832. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63960A12731832.en. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Species Tantilla shawi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.