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Type-locaJity. — "California," restricted to southern Baja California del Sur (Cabo San 

 Lucas) by Smith and Taylor (1950); restriction accepted by Cole and Hardy (1981). 



Distribution. — Low and moderate elevations from southern California, USA, to the cape 

 region of Baja California del Sur, Mexico, also known from Isla del Carmen in the Gulf of 

 California. 



Systematic references. — Cole and Hardy (1981, 1983c). 



Tantilla relicta Telford 

 Tanhllarelicta Telford, 1966; 270. 



Holotype. — Florida Museum of Natural History (UF) 12421, adult female, collected 26 

 December 1960 by Sam R Telford, Jr. 



Type-locality. — South side of Babson Park, Polk Co., Florida, USA. 



Distribution. — Low elevations of Peninsular Florida from southern Palm Beach, 

 Highlands, and Charlotte counties north to Duval (based on sight records fide Telford, 1980), 

 Columbia, and Taylor counties, USA. 



Systematic references. — Telford (1966, 1980b). 



Tantilla reticulata Cope 

 T[antilla]. reticulata Cope, 1860; 77. 

 Microdromus virgatus GilntheT, 1873: 17. 

 Homalocranium sexfasciaium Fischer, 1882; 225. 



Holotype. — Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP) 3361 (lost; E. Malnate, 

 pers. comm). 



Type-locality. — "Cocuyas de Veraguas, New Grenada" (= Cocuyas, Prov. Veraguas, 

 Panama). 



Distribution — Low and moderate elevations of the Caribbean versant of Central America 

 from southeastern Nicaragua to Panama and the Caribbean and Pacific versants of 

 northwestern Colombia. 



Systematic references — Wilson and Meyer (1971); Wilson (1982b, 1985j, 1987a). 



Tantilla rubra Cope 

 Tantilla miniator Cope, 1863; 100 (see Remarks). 

 Tantilla rubra Cope, "1875" (1876); 144. 

 Homalocranium boulengeri Gunther, 1895; 148. 

 Tantilla morganiY{a.nwe§„ 1944; 5 



Holotype. — National Museum of Natural History (USNM) 26500, male, collected by 

 Francois Sumichrast, catalogued 9 January 1900 after being returned to the USNM from 

 Cope's estate. 



Type-locality. — "Japana" (= Tapanatepec), Oaxaca, Mexico. 



