Tantilla jani

Tantilla jani
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Tantilla
Species:	T. jani
Binomial name
	Tantilla jani; (Günther, 1895)
Synonyms
	Homalocranium jani; Günther, 1895; Homalocranium fuscum; — Boulenger, 1896; Tantilla jani; — H.M. Smith, 1942; Tantilla cuesta; Wilson, 1982; Tantilla jani; — Liner, 1994;

Last updated October 06, 2025

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.

Etymology

The specific name, jani, is in honor of Italian taxonomist Giorgio Jan.^[3]

Geographic range

Tantilla jani is found in Guatemala,^[1]^[2] and in adjacent Mexico in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Tantilla jani is forest.^[1]

Reproduction

Tantilla jani is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Hammerson, G.A.; Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2014). "Tantilla jani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T63949A3131729. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T63949A3131729.en . Retrieved 17 July 2023.
1 2 3 4 Species Tantilla jani at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tantilla jani, p. 133).

Günther ACLG (1895). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Godman and Salvin. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xx + 326 pp. + Plates 1–76. [Published in parts 1885–1902]. (Homalocranium jani, new species, p. 148 + Plate 52, figure D, three views of head and neck).
Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002. (Tantilla jani, p. 181).
Liner EA (1994). Scientific and Common Names for the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico in English and Spanish: Nombres Científicos y Comunes en Ingles y Español de los Anfibios y los Reptiles de México. Herpetological Circular No. 23. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). iii + 113 pp. (Tantilla jani).
Smith HM (1942). "A Résumé of Mexican Snakes of the Genus Tantilla". Zoologica27 (1): 33–42. (Tantilla jani, new combination, pp. 36–37).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 4 Hammerson, G.A.; Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2014). "Tantilla jani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T63949A3131729. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T63949A3131729.en . Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Species Tantilla jani at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[3] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tantilla jani, p. 133).

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