Plains black-headed snake

Plains black-headed snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Colubridae
Genus:Tantilla
Species: T. nigriceps
Binomial name
Tantilla nigriceps
(Kennicott, 1860)

The Plains black-headed snake (Tantilla nigriceps) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

Geographic range

The snake is found in the US states of Colorado, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and New Mexico and in Mexico.

References

  1. "Tantilla nigriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2007. 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2016.


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