DEPPE’S CENTIPEDE SNAKE
Tantilla deppei – Bocourt 1883
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This snake belongs to the Tantilla calamarina species group as defined by Wilson and Meyer (1981). It is most closely allied to T. cascadae, T. coronadoi and T. calamarina.
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I have no experience with this species, having never been within its range.
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REFERENCES:
Wilson, L. D. and Meyer, J. R. 1981. Systematics of the Calamarina Group of the Colubrid Snake Genus Tantilla. Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology, 42:1-25.