Trans-Pecos Black-headed Snake
Tantilla cucullata
Minton, 1956
tan-TIL-uh — kew-kew-LAW-taw
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2023.04.10.13.42.12)
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Province/State Distribution:
USA: Texas
First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1938
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Blanchard, Frank N. Snakes of the genus Tantilla in the United States. Zoological Series of the Field Museum of Natural History 20(28):369-376
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1956
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Minton, Sherman A. Jr. A new snake of the genus Tantilla from west Texas. Zoology 34(39):449-452
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1959
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Degenhardt, William G. and William W. Milstead. Notes on a second specimen of the snake Tantilla cucullata Minton. Herpetologica 15:158-159
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1976
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Degenhardt, William G., Ted L. Brown, and David A. Easterla. The taxonomic status of Tantilla cucullata and Tantilla diablo. Texas Journal of Science 27(1):225-234
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1982
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Wilson, Larry David. Tantilla. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (307):1-4
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1991
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Collins, Joseph T. Viewpoint: A new taxonomic arrangement for some North American amphibins and reptiles Herpetological Review 22(2):42-43
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2000
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Wilson, Larry David, Vaughan, R. Kathryn, and Dixon, James R. Tantilla cucullata Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (719):1-2
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2000
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Dixon, James R., Kathryn Vaughn, and Larry David Wilson. The taxonomy of Tantilla rubra and allied taxa (Serpentes: Colubridae). Southwestern Naturalist 45:141–153
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2014
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Crother, Brian I. The bold taxonomic hypotheses of Collins (1991): 23 years later. Herpetological Review 45(2):268-272
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