Rim rock crown snake
| Rim rock crowned snake | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Tantilla |
| Species: | T. oolitica |
| Binomial name | |
| Tantilla oolitica Telford, 1966 | |
The rim rock crowned snake (Tantilla oolitica) is a species of colubrid snake endemic to the United States in extreme southern Florida.
Etymology
The specific name, oolitica, refers to the oolitic limestone area of Florida in which this species is found.[1]
Geographic range
It is found only in Dade County and Monroe County of Florida and the Florida Keys, including Eastern Rock Rim of Miami.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded total length is 29 cm (11.5 in).[3]
The top of the head is black. The body is tan dorsally and white ventrally.[3]
Habitat
It inhabits rocky and sandy soils, in pine flatwoods, and tropical hardwood hammocks.[2]
References
- ↑ Conant, R. 1975. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. ISBN 0-395-19979-4 (hardcover), ISBN 0-395-19977-8 (paperback). xviii + 429 pp. (Tantilla oolitica, p. 221 + Map 165.)
- 1 2 Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "'Tantilla oolitica'". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- 1 2 Smith, H.M., and E.D. Brodie, Jr. 1982. Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Golden Press. New York. 240 pp. ISBN 0-307-13666-3 (paperback). (Tantilla oolitica, pp. 170-171.)
Further reading
- Telford, S.R., Jr. 1966. Variation among the southeastern crowned snakes, genus Tantilla. Bull. Florida State Mus. 10 (7): 261-304. ("Tantilla oolitica new species", pp. 281-282.)
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