Tantilla lydia

Tantilla lydia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Tantilla
Species:	T. lydia
Binomial name
Tantilla lydia Antúnez-Fonseca, Castro, España, Townsend & Wilson, 2020

Tantilla lydia is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Honduras. ^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, lydia, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Lydia Allison Fucsko. ^[1]

Geographic distribution

Tantilla lydia is found in northern Honduras, in Atlántida Department. ^[1]

References

1. Species Tantilla lydia at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

• Antúnez-Fonseca, C.A.; Castro, J.A.; España, F.G.; Townsend, J.H.; Wilson, L.D. (2020). "A new species of Tantilla of the taeniata group (Squamata: Colubridae) from Refugio de Vida Silvestre Barras de Cuero y Salado in Caribbean coastal Honduras" (PDF). Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 14 (3): 86–102 (e258). (Tantilla lydia, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).