Definition of Tantilla

1. Noun. Black-headed snakes.

Exact synonyms: Genus Tantilla
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Colubridae, Family Colubridae
Member holonyms: Black-headed Snake

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tantilla

Tanglish
Tango Uniform
Tangshan
Tanguy
Tania
Tanimbars
Tannenberg
Tanner
Tannese
Tanoan
Tanoan language
Tans
Tantalus
Tantilla
Tantra
Tantric
Tantrik
Tantrism
Tantrist
Tanya
Tanzania
Tanzanian
Tanzanian Sign Language
Tanzanian monetary unit
Tanzanian shilling
Tanzanians
Tanzim
Tanzimul Fuqra

Literary usage of Tantilla

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Reptiles of Western North America: An Account of the Species Known to by John Van Denburgh (1922)
"This tantilla is readily distinguished from the Californian T. eiseni by its fewer ... tantilla -planiceps of Lower California has only 138 to 140 ..."

2. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles by Leonhard Stejneger, Thomas Barbour (1917)
"131 TYPE: coronata tantilla coronata BAIRD and GIRARD tantilla coronata BAIRD and ... tantilla planiceps (BLAINVILLE) Coluber planiceps BLAINVILLE Nouv. ..."

3. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"It has been taken at San Diego, San Diego County, and White River, Tulare County. It ranges east across Arizona. Habits.—Unknown. Genus 30. tantilla. ..."

4. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"It has been taken at San Diego, San Diego County, and White River, Tulare County. It ranges east across Arizona. Habits.—Unknown. Genus 30. tantilla. ..."

5. Synopsis of the North American Syrphidae by Samuel Wendell Williston (1886)
"Sci. Mex., p. 585, pi. xxxvi, flg. 4. Costa luca, Salvin. tantilla ... tantilla PLANICEPS Blainville, Baird and Girard, C'alai., p. 154. ..."

6. Description of a New Species of Sea Snake from the Philippine Islands: With by John Van Denburgh, Joseph Cheesman Thompson (1908)
"This Arizonan tantilla is readily distinguished from the Californian tantilla eiseni by its ... tantilla planiceps from Lower California has only 138 to 140 ..."

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