Tantilla tjiasmantoi

Tantilla tjiasmantoi is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Peru.

Description

Large for its genus, Tantilla tjiasmantoi may attain a snout-to-vent length of and a total length of. Unusual for its genus, T. tjiasmantoi has a dorsal color pattern of crossbars, unlike most of its congeners which are striped.

Etymology

The specific name, tjiasmantoi, is in honor of Wewin Tjiasmanto of Indonesia in recognition of his support of nature conservation and taxonomic research through the BIOPAT initiative.

Geographic distribution

Tantilla tjiasmantoi is found in Department of La Libertad, Peru.

Habitat

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

Reproduction

Tantilla tjiasmantoi is oviparous.