Common Names
Common Names in English:
Briggs' Centipede Snake
Description
Family Colubridae
The family Colubridae, which includes the kingsnakes (Lampropeltis spp. ), is the largest, most widespread, and diverse family of snakes , with few physical characteristics universal among all species. The family contains 70 percent of the known species of snakes, with more than 1700 species worldwide (Pough et al. 1998). Although some colubrids are dangerously venomous , most are harmless to humans. [1]
Habitat
Ecology: The species was found in tropical
moist and possibly dry forest
.[2]
List of Habitats
:1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
()
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Serpentes
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
()
- Family:
Colubridae
()
- Colubrids
- Subfamily:
Colubrinae
()
- Genus:
Tantilla
()
- Smith, 1942
- Specific name:
briggsi
- Savitzky & Smith
- Scientific name: - Tantilla briggsi Savitzky & Smith
- Specific name:
briggsi
- Savitzky & Smith
- Genus:
Tantilla
(
- Subfamily:
Colubrinae
(
- Family:
Colubridae
(
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
(
- Suborder:
Serpentes
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Tantilla briggsi — Liner 1994
- Tantilla briggsi — Liner 2007
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Tantilla
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 119 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
T. albiceps (Barbour's Centipede Snake) · T. alticola (Boulenger's Centipede Snake) · T. andinista (Andes Centipede Snake) · T. annulata · T. armillata · T. armillatum · T. atriceps (Mexican Black-Headed Snake) · T. bairdi (Baird's Black-Headed Snake) · T. bocourti (Bocourt's Black-Headed Snake) · T. bocourti deviatrix · T. boipiranga · T. brevicauda (Mertens' Centipede Snake) · T. brevis · T. brevissima · T. briggsi (Briggs' Centipede Snake) · T. calamarina (Pacific Coast Centipede Snake) · T. canula · T. capistrata (Capistrata Centipede Snake) · T. cascadae (Michoacán Centipede Snake) · T. ceboruca · T. coronadoi (Guerreran Centipede Snake) · T. coronata (Southeastern Crowned Snake) · T. coronata coronata (Southeastern Crowned Snake) · T. coronata wagneri · T. coronota · T. costaricensis · T. cucullata (Trans-Pecos Black-Headed Snake) · T. cuesta (Wilson's Centipede Snake) · T. cuniculator (Peten Centipede Snake) · T. deppei (Deppe's Centipede Snake) · T. deviatrix · T. eiseni · T. eiseni eiseni · T. equatoriana (Equator Centipede Snake) · T. flavilineata (Yellow-Lined Centipede Snake) · T. fraseri · T. fusca · T. gracilis (Flat-Headed Snake) · T. gracilis hallowelli · T. hallowelli · T. hendersoni · T. hobartsmithi (Southwestern Black-Headed Snake) · T. hobartsmithii · T. hobartsmthi · T. impensa · T. insulamontana (Mountain Centipede Snake) · T. jani (Jan's Centipede Snake) · T. johnsoni · T. laticeps · T. lempira (Mena's Centipede Snake) · T. lintoni · T. longifrontale · T. longifrontalis · T. marcovani · T. martindelcampoi · T. melanocephala (Black-Headed Snake (Equatoriana) · T. melanocephala capistrata · T. melanocephala melanocephala · T. melanocephalum · T. melanocephalus · T. mexicana · T. miniata · T. miniator · T. miyatai · T. moesta (Blackbelly Centipede Snake) · T. moesta cuniculator · T. robusta (Morgan's Black-Headed Snake) · T. nelsoni · T. nigra (Black Centipede Snake) · T. nigricans · T. nigriceps (Plains Black-Headed Snake) · T. nigriceps fumiceps (Plains Black-Headed Snake) · T. nigriceps nigriceps (Plains Black-Headed Snake) · T. oaxacae (Oaxacan Centipede Snake) · T. oolitica (Rim Rock Crowned Snake) · T. pallida · T. petersi (Peters' Black-Headed Snake) · T. phrenitica · T. planiceps (California Black-Headed Snake) · T. planiceps atriceps · T. planiceps planiceps (California Black-Headed Snake) · T. relicta (Relicta: Peninsula Crowned Snake) · T. relicta neilli (Central Florida Crowned Snake) · T. relicta pamlica (Coastal Dunes Crowned Snake) · T. relicta (Florida Crowned Snake) · T. reticularia · T. reticulata (Reticulate Centipede Snake) · T. robusta · T. rubra (Big Bend Black-Headed Snake) · T. rubra (Devil's River Black-Headed Snake) · T. rubra rubra (Big Bend Black-Headed Snake) · T. ruficeps · T. schistosa (Red Earth Centipede Snake) · T. schistosa costaricensis · T. schistosa schistosa · T. semicincta (Ringed Centipede Snake) · T. semicinctum · T. sertula · T. sexfasciata · T. shawi (Potosà Centipede Snake)
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Further Reading
- Campbell (1998) Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, (7):1-14.
- Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed. 1993. Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. iv + 73. ISBN: 0-911239-42-1.
- Savitzky et al. (1971) J. Herpetol. 5: 167-171
- Wilson (1985) Cat. Amer. Amph. Rept. No. 365 1985: 1
- Wilson et al. (1999) Amphibia-Reptilia 20: 326-329
- Wilson, L.D. 1985. Tantilla briggsi Savitzky and Smith. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 365: 1.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
- Canseco-Márquez, L. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2545424
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-29298
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 586108
- IUCN ID: 63937
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 140453
Footnotes
- Painter, Charles W., Chuck L. Hayes, and James N. Stuart "Recovery and Conservation of the Gray-Banded Kingsnake. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. May 1, 2002. [back]
- Canseco-Márquez, L. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008. [back]
