| Tantilla melanocephala | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tantilla |
| Species: | T. melanocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Tantilla melanocephala | |
| Synonyms | |
Tantilla melanocephala, commonly known as the black-headed snake or neotropical black-headed snake, is a species of small colubrid snake endemic to Central America and South America.
In Central America it is found from Guatemala south to Panama. [3] In South America it is found from Trinidad and Tobago south to northern Argentina. [4]
Tantilla melanocephala may attain a total length of 50 cm (20 in), which includes a tail 10 cm (3.9 in) long. [2]
Dorsally, it is pale brown or red, and some specimens also have 3 or 5 narrow brown stripes. The top of the head and neck are black or dark brown. Ventrally, it is yellowish white. [2]
The dorsal scales are smooth, without apical pits, and arranged in 15 rows at midbody. [2]
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