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Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Suborder Serpentes
Family Colubridae

Tantilla sp.—Blackhead, Flathead, & Crowned Snakes

Several species are known in the Southwest. Vertebral characters that could allow assignment to species are unknown (Parmley 1990). Occurrence in many habitats at most elevations was noted by Van Devender and Worthington (1977).

Fig. 1. Plains Blackhead Snake. Photograph by Carl S. Lieb.

Sites.

Late Wisconsin/Holocene: Fowlkes Cave (Parmley 1990); Howell's Ridge Cave (Van Devender and Worthington 1977).

Literature. Parmley 1990; Van Devender and Worthington 1977.

Tantilla hobartsmithi Taylor 1936—Southwestern Blackhead Snake

This small snake is widespread today throughout the Southwest and northern Mexico.

Sites.

Late Wisconsin: Picacho Peak (Van Devender et al. 1991: cf.)

Literature. Van Devender et al. 1991.

Last Update: 5 Mar 2013