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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classSquamata
  4. ›familyColubridae
  5. ›genusTantillita
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Speckled Dwarf Short-tail Snake

Tantillita brevissima (Taylor, 1937)

Also calledCulebra-cola corta jaspeada (spa) · Culebrita Enana Jaspeada (spa) · culebra cola corta jaspeada (spa)

First described in: Taylor, Edward H. Notes and comments on certain American and Mexican snakes of the genus Tantilla, with descriptions of new species.

This species is catalogued but little written about: there is no encyclopaedia article for it yet. What the world knows is in its records below and in the literature linked under “In the stacks”.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2457753.