Tantilla calamarina
Tantilla calamarina, also known commonly as the Pacific Coast centipede snake and la culebra centipedívora in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
Tantilla calamarina is found in western central Mexico, in the Mexican states of Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Puebla, and Sinaloa.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Tantilla calamarina is forest.
Reproduction
Tantilla calamarina is oviparous.
Etymology
The specific name of a synonym, martindelcampoi, is in honor of Mexican herpetologist Rafael Martín del Campo.
Taxonomy
Tantilla calamarina is a member of the Tantilla calamarina species group, which also includes T. carolina, T. cascadae, T. ceboruca, T. coronadoi, T. deppei, T. sertula, and T. vermiformis.