Tantilla hendersoni, also known commonly as the Peten centipede snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Belize.
Etymology
The specific name, hendersoni, is in honor of American herpetologist .
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. hendersoni is forest.
Behavior
T. hendersoni is terrestrial and fossorial.
Reproduction
T. hendersoni is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- Hofmann, Erich P.; ; ; (2017). "Discovery of the first male specimen of Tantilla hendersoni Stafford, 2004 (Squamata: Colubridae), from a new locality in central Belize". Herpetology Notes 10: 53âÂÂ57.
- Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, 2nd Edition. (With a foreword by Larry David Wilson). Offenbach am Main, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. .
- (2004). "A new species of Tantilla (Serpentes: Colubridae) of the taeniata group from Southern Belize". Journal of Herpetology 38 (1): 43âÂÂ52. (Tantilla hendersoni, new species).
- Wilson LD, (2015). "A checklist and key to the snakes of the Tantilla clade (Squamata: Colubridae), with comments on taxonomy, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (4): 418âÂÂ498.