NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Tantilla excelsa Mccranie & Smith, 2017
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 excelsa Mccranie & Smith, 2017
- Name authority
- Mccranie & Smith, 2017
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyColubridae
- subfamilyColubrinae
- genusTantilla
- speciesTantilla excelsa Mccranie & Smith, 2017
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tantilla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour's Centipede SnakeTantilla albiceps Barbour, 1925 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Andes Centipede SnakeTantilla andinista Wilson & Mena, 1980 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bocourt's Black-headed SnakeTantilla bocourti (Günther, 1895) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pacific Coast Centipede SnakeTantilla calamarina Cope, 1866 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Michoacán Centipede SnakeTantilla cascadae Wilson & Meyer, 1981 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peten Centipede SnakeTantilla cuniculator Smith, 1939 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yellow-lined Centipede SnakeTantilla flavilineata Smith & Burger, 1950 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peten Centipede SnakeTantilla hendersoni Stafford, 2004 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Southwestern Blackhead SnakeTantilla hobartsmithi Taylor, 1937 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Greater Centipede SnakeTantilla impensa Campbell, 1998 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jan's Centipede SnakeTantilla jani (Günther, 1895) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Johnson’s Centipede SnakeTantilla johnsoni Wilson, Vaughn & Dixon, 1999 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Tantilla&species=excelsa 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:898BM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.