Species

Tantilla vulcani

Tantilla vulcani · described by CAMPBELL 1998

Tantilla alticola, a close relative of Tantilla vulcani — Pictured: Tantilla alticola, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: Arteaga A (2021) Red-necked Centipede-Snake (Tantilla alticola). In: Arteaga A, Bustamante L, Vieira J (Eds) Reptiles of Ecuador: Life in the middle of the world. Available from: www.reptilesofecuador.com. DOI: 10.47051/QHLS8146, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Tantilla vulcani
First described: CAMPBELL 1998
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Snakes (Serpentes)
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Tantilla

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree