Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Tantilla
Species: Tantilla melanocephala
Name
Tantilla melanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lectotype: NHR Lin-86 (formerly MAFR).
- Type locality: “America”.
Combinations
- Coluber melanocephalus Linnaeus, 1758: 218 [original combination]
- Natrix melanocephalus — Merrem, 1820 [subsequent combination]
- Elaps melanocephalus — Wagler, 1824 [subsequent combination]
- Duberria melanocephala — Fitzinger, 1826 [subsequent combination]
- Lycodon melanocephalum — Boie, 1827 [subsequent combination]
- Cloelia melanocephala — Wagler, 1830 [subsequent combination]
- Calamaria melanocephala — Schlegel, 1837 [subsequent combination]
- Homalocranion melanocephalum — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 [subsequent combination]
- Tantilla melanocephala — Cope, 1861 [subsequent combination]
References
Primary references
- Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
Additional references
- Andersson, L.G. 1899. Catalogue of Linnean type-specimens of snakes in the Royal Museum in Stockholm. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24(6): 1–35. BHL Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Tantilla melanocephala. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 June 2022.
- Passos, P.G.H. & Powell, R. 2019. IUCN: Tantilla melanocephala (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T203321A2763890. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T203321A2763890.en. Accessed on 13 June 2022.
Vernacular names
English: Black-headed Snake
español: Culebra de cabeza negra
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