Tantilla briggsi

Tantilla briggsi, also known commonly as Briggs's centipede snake and la culebra centipedívora de Briggs 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, briggsi, is in honor of William T. Briggs who was Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado.

Geographic range

Tantilla briggsi is found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Tantilla briggsi is forest, at altitudes of.

Behavior

Tantilla briggsi is terrestrial.

Reproduction

Tantilla briggsi is oviparous.