Tantilla deppei

Tantilla deppei
Figure 11, bottom right corner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Tantilla
Species:
T. deppei
Binomial name
Tantilla deppei
(Bocourt, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Homalocranion deppei
    Bocourt, 1883
  • Homalocranium deppei
    (Bocourt, 1883)

Tantilla deppei, also known commonly as Deppe's centipede snake and la culebra centipedívora de Deppe in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, deppei, is in honor of German naturalist Ferdinand Deppe.: 70 

Geographic range

Tantilla deppei is found in central Mexico.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Tantilla deppei is forest.

Behavior

Tantilla deppei is terrestrial, sheltering under rocks and other cover on the ground.

Reproduction

Tantilla deppei is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Canseco-Márquez, L.; Santos-Barrera, G. (2007). "Tantilla deppei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007 e.T63944A12730390. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63944A12730390.en. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Species Tantilla deppei 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. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

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