Tantilla jani explained

Tantilla jani, also known commonly as Jan's centipede snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.^[1] The species is native to Guatemala and southern Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, jani, is in honor of Italian taxonomist Giorgio Jan.^[2]

Geographic range

T. jani is found in Guatemala,^[1] and in adjacent Mexico in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. jani is forest.

Reproduction

T. jani is oviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Günther ACLG (1895). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Godman and Salvin. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xx + 326 pp. + Plates 1–76. [Published in parts 1885–1902]. (Homalocranium jani, new species, p. 148 + Plate 52, figure D, three views of head and neck).
• Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 572 pp. . (Tantilla jani, p. 181).
• Liner EA (1994). Scientific and Common Names for the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico in English and Spanish: Nombres Científicos y Comunes en Ingles y Español de los Anfibios y los Reptiles de México. Herpetological Circular No. 23. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). iii + 113 pp. (Tantilla jani).
• Smith HM (1942). "A Résumé of Mexican Snakes of the Genus Tantilla". Zoologica 27 (1): 33–42. (Tantilla jani, new combination, pp. 36–37).

Notes and References

1. www.reptile-database.org.
2. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]