Tantilla shawi, also known commonly as the PotosÃÂ centipede snake and la culebra centipedÃÂvora de San Luis PotosÃÂ in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
The specific name, shawi, is in honor of American zoologist Charles R. Shaw who collected the holotype.
Tantilla shawi is found in eastern Mexico, in the states of San Luis PotosÃÂ and Veracruz.
The preferred natural habitat of Tantilla shawi is forest, at altitudes around .
Tantilla shawi is oviparous.