Tantilla petersi

Tantilla petersi
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Tantilla
Species:	T. petersi
Binomial name
	Tantilla petersi; Wilson, 1979

Last updated October 06, 2025

Tantilla petersi, also known commonly as Peters's black-headed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, petersi, is in honor of American herpetologist James Arthur Peters (1922–1972).^[3]^: 204

Geographic distribution

Tantilla petersi is found in northern Ecuador, in Imbabura Province.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Tantilla petersi is shrubland, at altitudes of 1,668–2,200 m (5,472–7,218 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

Tantilla petersi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 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.
1 2 3 Species Tantilla petersi 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. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Torres-Carvajal, O.; Pazmiño-Otamendi, G.; Salazar-Valenzuela, D. (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 13 (1): 209–219 (e178).
Wilson, L.D. (1979). "A New Snake of the Genus Tantilla from Ecuador". Herpetologica. 35 (3): 274–276. (Tantilla petersi, new species).
Wilson, L.D. (1991). "Tantilla petersi ". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. 527: 1.
Wilson, L.D.; Mata-Silva, V. "A checklist and key to the snakes of the Tantilla clade (Squamata: Colubridae), with comments on distribution and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 2 (4): 418–498.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 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.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Species Tantilla petersi 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. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

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