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, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, black-headed snakes, and flathead snakes. Wilson, Larry David (1982).
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''University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History''. 17 (15): 613–629. *'' Tantilla hendersoni''

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, 2004 – Peten centipede snake – Belize *'' Tantilla hobartsmithi''

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, 1936 – southwestern blackhead snake – southwestern United States, northern Mexico *'' Tantilla impensa'' Campbell, 1998 – Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico *'' Tantilla insulamontana'' Wilson & Mena, 1980 – mountain centipede snake – Ecuador *''

Tantilla jani ''Tantilla jani'', also known commonly as Jan's centipede snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. www.reptile-database.org. The species is native to Guatemala and southern Mexico. Etymology The specif ...

'' (Günther, 1895) – Jan's centipede snake – Guatemala *'' Tantilla johnsoni'' Wilson, Vaughn & Dixon, 1999 – Mexico *'' Tantilla lempira'' Wilson & Mena, 1980 – Mena's centipede snake –

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*'' Tantilla lydia'' Antúnez-Fonseca, Castro, España, Townsend & Wilson, 2020 –

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Tantilla melanocephala ''Tantilla melanocephala'', commonly known as the black-headed snake, the neotropical black-headed snake, and ''la culebra de cabeza negra'' in Spanish, is a small species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The spec ...

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, 1758) – blackhead snake – Mexico, Central and

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. *'' Tantilla miyatai'' Wilson &

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, 1987 – Ecuador *''

Tantilla moesta ''Tantilla moesta'', the blackbelly centipede snake, a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Mexico and Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered ...

'' (Günther, 1863) – blackbelly centipede snake – Mexico, Guatemala, Belize *'' Tantilla nigra'' (Boulenger, 1914) – black centipede snake – Colombia *'' Tantilla nigriceps'' Kennicott, 1860 – plains blackhead snake – southwestern United States, northern Mexico *''

Tantilla oaxacae ''Tantilla oaxacae'', the Oaxacan centipede snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country i ...

'' Wilson & Meyer, 1971 – Oaxacan centipede snake Mexico *'' Tantilla olympia'' Townsend, Wilson, Medina-Flores & Herrera, 2013 – Honduras *'' Tantilla oolitica''

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, 1966 – rim rock crowned snake – US (

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) *'' Tantilla petersi'' Wilson, 1979 – Peters's blackhead snake *'' Tantilla planiceps'' ( Blainville, 1835) – western blackhead snake – United States (

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), northern Mexico *'' Tantilla psittaca'' McCranie, 2011 – Honduras *'' Tantilla relicta'' Telford, 1966 – Florida crowned snake – US (Florida) *'' Tantilla reticulata'' (Cope, 1860) – reticulate centipede snake – Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia *''

Tantilla robusta ''Tantilla robusta'', the Pueblan centipede snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country i ...

'' Canseco-Márquez, Mendelson & Gutiérrez-Mayén, 2002 – Mexico *'' Tantilla rubra'' Cope, 1876 – Big Bend blackhead snake – Guatemala, Mexico *'' Tantilla ruficeps'' Cope, 1894 – Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama *''

Tantilla schistosa ''Tantilla schistosa'', the red Earth centipede snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central Ameri ...

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, 1883) – red earth centipede snake – Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama *'' Tantilla semicincta'' (

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& A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – ringed centipede snake – Panama, Colombia, Venezuela *'' Tantilla sertula'' Wilson & Campbell, 2000 – Mexico *'' Tantilla shawi'' Taylor, 1949 –

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centipede snake – Mexico *''

Tantilla slavensi ''Tantilla slavensi'', Slavens's centipede snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in ...

'' Pérez-Higareda, H.M. Smith & R.B. Smith, 1985 – Slavens's centipede snake – Mexico *'' Tantilla stenigrammi'' McCranie & E.N. Smith, 2017 – Honduras *''

Tantilla striata ''Tantilla striata'', the striped centipede snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country i ...

'' Dunn, 1928 – striped centipede snake – Mexico *'' Tantilla supracincta'' ( W. Peters, 1863) – banded centipede snake – Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador *'' Tantilla taeniata''

, 1883 – Central American centipede snake – Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua *''

Tantilla tayrae ''Tantilla tayrae'', also known commonly as the Volcán Tacaná centipede snake and ''la culebra centipedívora de Tacaná'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic t ...

'' Wilson, 1983 – Volcán Tacaná centipede snake – Mexico *''

Tantilla tecta ''Tantilla tecta'', the white-striped centipede snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to th ...

'' Campbell & E.N. Smith, 1997 – white-striped centipede snake – Guatemala *'' Tantilla tjiasmantoi'' (

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& Venegas, 2016) – Tjiasmanto's centipede snake – Peru *'' Tantilla trilineata'' (W. Peters, 1880) – Brazilian three-lined centipede snake – Brazil *'' Tantilla triseriata'' H.M. Smith & P.W. Smith, 1951 – Mexican three-lined centipede snake – Mexico *'' Tantilla tritaeniata'' H.M. Smith & Williams, 1966 – three-banded centipede snake – Honduras *'' Tantilla vermiformis'' ( Hallowell, 1861) – Hallowell's centipede snake – Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvator *''

Tantilla vulcani ''Tantilla vulcani'', the Vulcan centipede snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Guatemala and Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernm ...

'' Campbell, 1998 – Guatemala and Mexico *'' Tantilla wilcoxi'' Stejneger, 1902 – Chihuahuan blackhead snake – US (Arizona), northern Mexico *''

Tantilla yaquia ''Tantilla yaquia'', the Yaquia blackhead snake, is a species of snake of the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The snake species distribution, is found in the United States and Mexico. References

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'' H.M. Smith, 1942 – Yaqui blackhead snake – US (Arizona, New Mexico), Mexico ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Tantilla''.

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* {{Authority control Tantilla Snake genera Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird

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