Tantilla petersi

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Tantilla petersi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Tantilla
Species:
T. petersi
Binomial name
Tantilla petersi
Wilson, 1979

Tantilla petersi, Peters's black-headed snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. [2]

The snake is found in Ecuador. [2]

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References

  1. Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. (2017). "Tantilla petersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T203323A2763904. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T203323A2763904.en . Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Tantilla petersi". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.