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Remarks. — This name was considered to be of indeterminate status by Wilson and Meyer 

 (1971) and Wilson (1974), but to belong to a valid species by Savitsky and Smith (1971), as 

 noted by Campbell (1998). In my opinion, its status still remains to be clarified, and it is here 

 listed provisionally. If recognizable, it would belong to the taeniata group (Savitzky and 

 Smith, 1971, Wilson and Meyer, 1971), as noted above. 



Tantilla triseriata Smith and Smith 

 Taniilla triseriata Smith and Smith, 1951: 97. 



Holotype. — University of Illinois Museum of Natural History (UIMNH) 20198, aduh 

 female, collected on 9 October 1949 by Thomas MacDougall. 



Type-locality. — Coatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico. 



Distribution. — Intermediate elevations of south-central Oaxaca, Mexico. 



Systematic references. — Smith et al. (1998). 



Remarks. — This taxon, placed in the synonymy of T. taeniata (Bocourt), 1883, was 

 recently resurrected by Smith et al. (1998). 



Tantilla tri taeniata Smith and Williams 

 Tantilla tri taeniata Smith and Williams, 1966: 483. 



Holotype. — British Museum of Natural History (BMNH) 94.12.28.23, adult female, 

 probably collected by G. F. Gaumer, date of collection unknown. 



Type-locality. — Isla Bonacca (= Isla de Guanaja), Islas de la Bahia, Honduras. 



Distribution. — Isla de Guanaja, Islas de la Bahia, Honduras. 



Systematic references. — Wilson and McCranie (In press). 



Remarks — This taxon, placed in the synonymy ofT. taeniata by Wilson and Meyer 

 (1971), was recently resurrected by Wilson and McCranie (In Press). 



Tantilla vermiformis (Hallowell) 

 Lioninia vermiformis Hallowell, 1861 : 484. 



Lectotype. — National Museum of Natural History (USNM) 32338 (originally catalogued 

 as USNM 5792, part of a lot), adult C) female, collected by Wright on North Pacific Exploring 

 Expedition, originally catalogued February-March 1861 and recatalogued 18 September 1903, 

 after being returned to the USNM from Cope's estate (designated by VanDevender and Cole, 

 1977). 



Type-locality. — "Nicaragua." 



Distribution. — Low elevations of the Pacific versant in El Salvador and fi"om northwestern 

 Nicaragua to northwestern Costa Rica. 



Systematic references. — Van Devender and Cole (1977); Wilson (1982b, 1987c); Duenas 

 et al. (In press). 



Remarks. — This species was recently reponed fi"om El Salvador by Duenas et al. (in 

 press). Its relationships to T. brevicauda and to members of the calamarina group were 

 recently discussed by Wilson et al. (1999). 



