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.

Geographic range

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.