Trans-Pecos Black-headed Snake
Tantilla cucullata
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- T. cucullata – Jeff Davis Co,Tx – photo by Michael Price
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- T. cucullata – Val Verde Co, TX – photo by Alex Porteck
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- T. cucullata -Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Tantilla cucullata occurs only in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas from Val Verde County west to Presidio and Jeff Davis Counties.
LEGAL STATUS: Tantilla cucullata is protected in the state of Texas as a Threatened Species.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Tantilla cacullata (Minton – 1956)
Genus: Tantilla, Latin – tantillum = so small a thing
Species: cacullata, Latin = hooded
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962