Tantilla

Tantilla is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, black-headed snakes, and flathead snakes.

Tantilla
Tantilla gracilis, flathead snake
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Genus: Tantilla
Baird & Girard, 1853
Synonyms
  • Homalocranion Duméril, Bibron, & Duméril, 1854
  • Lioninia Hallowell, 1861
  • Microdromus Giinther, 1873
  • Pogonaspis Cope, 1894
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