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]

Tantilla hendersoni
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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

Etymology

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The specific name, hendersoni, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert William Henderson.[3]

Habitat

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

Behavior

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T. hendersoni is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]

Reproduction

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T. hendersoni is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Species Tantilla hendersoni 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 hendersoni, p. 121).

Further reading

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  • 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.