First records of the Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake, Tantilla wilcoxi Stejneger, 1902 (Squamata: Colubridae), in the Mexican state of Jalisco

Rubén Carbajal-Márquez; Zaira González-Saucedo; José Arenas-Monroy; Gustavo Quintero-Díaz; Christian García-Balderas

doi:10.15560/11.1.1537

Check List 11(1): e19135, doi: 10.15560/11.1.1537

First records of the Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake, Tantilla wilcoxi Stejneger, 1902 (Squamata: Colubridae), in the Mexican state of Jalisco

Rubén Alonso Carbajal-Márquez^‡, José C. Arenas-Monroy^§, Gustavo E. Quintero-Díaz^|, Zaira Y. González-Saucedo^¶, Christian M. García-Balderas^|

‡ Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, Laboratorio de Ecología Animal, Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, Mexico§ Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico| Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico¶ Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico

Corresponding author: Rubén Carbajal-Márquez ( redman031@hotmail.com )

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Citation: Carbajal-Márquez R, González-Saucedo Z, Arenas-Monroy J, Quintero-Díaz G, García-Balderas C (2015) First records of the Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake, Tantilla wilcoxi Stejneger, 1902 (Squamata: Colubridae), in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Check List 11(1): 1537. https://doi.org/10.15560/11.1.1537

Abstract

Based on three specimens, we document the occurrence of Tantilla wilcoxi in the Mexican state of Jalisco. This species was found at two localities, 2.9 km apart, both in the ecotone between xerophytic scrub and oak forest in the arid plains of the municipality of Ojuelos de Jalisco in the northeastern portion of the state.

Keywords

geographic distribution; Colubrine; Ojuelos de Jalisco