Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake
Tantilla wilcoxi
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- T. wilcoxi – Nuevo Leon, MX – photo from iNaturalist, timoteo_b
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Tantilla wilcoxi occurs in extreme southern Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Tantilla wilcoxi (Stejneger – 1902)
Genus: Tantilla, Latin – tantillum = so small a thing
Species: wilcoxi, honors Timothy E. Wilcox
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962