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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Tantilla melanocephala (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Coluber melanocephalus Linnaeus 1758
Elaps melanocephalus Wagler 1824
Tantilla melanocephala melanocephala
Tantilla equatoriana
Species recognized by Ecuador Species List and Wildfinder (WWF)
Tantilla longifrontale Ruthven 1922
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Tantilla longifrontalis
Tantilla longifrontalis Boulenger 1896
Recognized by ReptileDB
Tantilla melanocephala
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
Tantilla melanocephala (Linnaeus 1758)
Tantilla melanocephala Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by ReptileDB
Tantilla melanocephalum
Tantilla melanocephalum Whekind 1955
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Tantilla melanocephalus
Species recognized by Venezuela Species List
Tantilla mexicana
Species recognized by wikipedia EU and Wildfinder (WWF)
Tantilla mexicana Smith 1942
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Coluber melanocephalus
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Tantilla equatoriana
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Tantilla longifrontalis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Tantilla melanocephala
Tantilla melanocephala melanocephala
Tantilla mexicana
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Coluber melanocephalus Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Tantilla fraseri (Günther 1895)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Tantilla longifrontalis (Boulenger 1896)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Tantilla marcovani de Lema 2004
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Tantilla melanocephala melanocephala (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Calamaria melanocephala
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Calamaria melanocephala Schlegel 1837
Cloelia melanocephala
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Cloelia melanocephala Wagler 1830
Coluber melanocephalus Linnaeus 1758
Duberria melanocephala
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Duberria melanocephala Fitzinger 1826
Elapomorphus mexicanus Günther 1862
Elapomorphus nuchalis Barbour 1914
Elaps melanocephalus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Elaps melanocephalus Wagler 1824
Homalocranion melanocephalum
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Homalocranion melanocephalum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854
Homalocranion melanocephalus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Homalocranium melanocephalum var. melanocephalum Günther 1895
Homalocranium armillatum Günther 1895
Homalocranium fuscum
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Homalocranium fuscum Boulenger 1896
Homalocranium hoffmanni Werner 1909
Homalocranium longifrontale
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Homalocranium longifrontale Boulenger 1896
Homalocranium melanocephalum var. fraseri Günther 1895
Homalocranium melanocephalum var. fuscum Bocourt 1883
Homalocranium melanocephalum var. pernambucense Günther 1895
Homalocranium mexicanum
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Homalocranium mexicanum Günther 1895
Lycodon melanocephalum
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Lycodon melanocephalum Boie 1827
Natrix melanocephalus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Natrix melanocephalus Merrem 1820
Tantilla melanocephala melanocephala
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Tantilla melanocephala melanocephala Schmidt & Walker 1943
Tantilla armillata Cope 1876
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Tantilla equatoria
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Tantilla equatoriana
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Tantilla equatoriana Wilson & Mena 1980
Tantilla fraseri
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Tantilla fusca
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Tantilla fusca Amaral 1929
Tantilla longifrontale
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Tantilla longifrontale Ruthven 1922
Tantilla longifrontalis
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Tantilla longifrontalis Amaral 1929
Tantilla melanocephala
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Tantilla melanocephalum
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Tantilla melanocephalum Whekind 1955
Tantilla melanocephalus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Tantilla melanocephalus Shreve 1947
Tantilla mexicana
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Tantilla mexicana Smith 1942
Tantilla pallida Cope 1887
Coluber melanocephalus Linnaeus 1758
Coluber melanocephalus Linnaeus 1758
Coluber melanocephalus Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Elapomorphus mexicanus
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Elapomorphus nuchalis Barbour 1914
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Elaps melanocephalus Wagler 1824
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Homalocranium
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Homalocranium armillatum
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Homalocranium hoffmanni Werner 1909
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Homalocranium longifrontale Boulenger 1896
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Homalocranium melanocephalum var. fraseri Günther 1895
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Homalocranium melanocephalum var. fuscum Bocourt 1883
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Homalocranium melanocephalum var. melanocephalum Günther 1895
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Homalocranium melanocephalum var. pernambucense Günther 1895
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tantilla armillata Cope 1876
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tantilla equatoriana Wilson & Mena 1980
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tantilla fraseri (Günther 1895)
Tantilla fraseri (Günther 1895)
Tantilla longifrontalis (Boulenger 1896)
Tantilla longifrontalis (Boulenger 1896)
Tantilla marcovani De Lema 2004
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tantilla marcovani de Lema 2004
Tantilla marcovani de Lema 2004
Tantilla melanocephala melanocephala (Linnaeus 1758)
Tantilla melanocephala melanocephala (Linnaeus 1758)
Tantilla pallida Cope 1887
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Black-headed Snake (equatoriana preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB

German

Dunkelköpfige Schwarzkopfschlange preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB

Navajo; Navaho

Shádiʼááhdę́ę́ʼ tłʼiish bitsiitsʼiin łizhinígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

مار سرسیاه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Culebra de cabeza negra preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB
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Curated hierarchies for Tantilla melanocephala (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Colubrinae Oppel 1811
Tantilla Baird & Girard 1853

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Colubroidea
Colubridae
Colubrinae
Tantilla

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Colubridae
Tantilla

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Colubridae
Tantilla Baird & Girard 1853

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Serpentes Linnaeus 1758
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Colubrinae Oppel 1811
Tantilla Baird & Girard 1853

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Colubridae
556 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida