Tantilla johnsoni | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Tantilla |
Species: | T. johnsoni
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Binomial name | |
Tantilla johnsoni |
Tantilla johnsoni, also known commonly as Johnson's centipede snake and la culebra centipedívora de Chiapas in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico. [2]
The specific name, johnsoni, is in honor of American zoologist Jerry Douglas Johnson. [3]
T. johnsoni is found in the Mexican state of Chiapas. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of T. johnsoni is forest. [1]
T. johnsoni is terrestrial. [1]