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Distribution. — Low, moderate, and intermediate elevations from southwestern Nebraska, 

 eastern Colorado and western Kansas south through eastern and southern New Mexico, 

 southeastern Arizona, and central and western Texas, USA, to eastern Chihuahua, northern 

 Durango, and northern Tamaulipas in Mexico. 



Systematic references. — Cole and Hardy (1981). 



Tantilla oaxacae Wilson and Meyer 

 Tantilla oaxacae Wilson and Meyer, 1971 : 26. 



Holotype. — University of Illinois Museum of Natural History (UIMNH) 40910, adult 

 male, collected in February, 1965 by Thomas MacDougall. 



Type-locality. — Santo Tomas Teipan, Oaxaca, Mexico. 



Distribution. — Moderate and intermediate elevations of the Pacific versant of southeast- 

 central Oaxaca, Mexico. 



Systematic references. — Wilson and Meyer (1971); Wilson (1990f). 



Tantilla oolitica Telford 

 Tantilla oolitica Telford, 1966: 281. 



Holotype. — Florida Museum of Natural History (UF) 17326, adult male collected in April 

 1955, collector unknown. 



Type-locality. — In a vacant lot on southwest 27th Avenue near 27th Street, Miami, Dade 

 County, Florida, USA. 



Distribution. — Low elevations in Dade and Monroe counties, Florida, USA. 



Systematic references. — Telford (1966, 1980a); Porras and Wilson (1979); Campbell and 

 Moler/>?Moler(1992). 



Tantilla petersi Wilson 

 Tantilla petersi Wihon, 1979: 274. 



Holotype. — University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ) 92074, adult female, 

 collected 10 June 1934 by P. Hershkowitz. 



Type-locality. — San Nicolas, Pimanpiro [= Pimampiro, 0°26'N, 77°58'W), Prov. 

 Imbabura, Ecuador. 



Distribution. — Intermediate elevations of the extreme northern end of the Andean 

 highlands of Ecuador. 



Systematic references. —Wilson (1979, 1987a, 1991a). 



Tantilla planiceps (Blainville) 

 Coluber planiceps 'E>\z\nv\\\t, 1835: 294. 

 Tantilla eiseni Stejneger, "1895" (1896): 117. 

 Tantilla eiseni transmontana Klauher, 1943: 71. 



Holotype. — Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHNP) 818, adult male 

 collected in 1827-1829 by M. P. E. Botta. 



