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Garland Centipede Snake

Tantilla sertula Wilson & Campbell, 2000

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Tantilla sertula Wilson & Campbell, 2000
Name authority
Wilson & Campbell, 2000
Common name
Garland Centipede Snake
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Tantilla
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
  11. infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
  12. familyColubridae
  13. subfamilyColubrinae
  14. genusTantilla
  15. speciesTantilla sertula Wilson & Campbell, 2000

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Tantilla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Barbour's Centipede SnakeTantilla albiceps Barbour, 1925ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Andes Centipede SnakeTantilla andinista Wilson & Mena, 1980ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bocourt's Black-headed SnakeTantilla bocourti (Günther, 1895)ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pacific Coast Centipede SnakeTantilla calamarina Cope, 1866ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Michoacán Centipede SnakeTantilla cascadae Wilson & Meyer, 1981ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Peten Centipede SnakeTantilla cuniculator Smith, 1939ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Yellow-lined Centipede SnakeTantilla flavilineata Smith & Burger, 1950ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Peten Centipede SnakeTantilla hendersoni Stafford, 2004ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Southwestern Blackhead SnakeTantilla hobartsmithi Taylor, 1937ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Greater Centipede SnakeTantilla impensa Campbell, 1998ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Jan's Centipede SnakeTantilla jani (Günther, 1895)ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Johnson’s Centipede SnakeTantilla johnsoni Wilson, Vaughn & Dixon, 1999ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Tantilla&species=sertula Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:54PJX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.