| Tantilla jani | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tantilla |
| Species: | T. jani |
| Binomial name | |
| Tantilla jani (Günther, 1895) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Tantilla jani, also known commonly as Jan's centipede snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. [2] The species is native to Guatemala and southern Mexico.
The specific name, jani, is in honor of Italian taxonomist Giorgio Jan. [3]
T. jani is found in Guatemala, [1] [2] and in adjacent Mexico in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca. [1]
Marie Firmin Bocourt was a French zoologist and artist.
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