Commentary on the type material of Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard, 1853 and Tantilla nigriceps Kennicott, 1860 (Reptilia: Squamata), with a neotype designation for T. nigriceps

Steve W. Gotte; Larry David Wilson

doi:10.2988/0006-324X(2005)118[596:COTTMO]2.0.CO;2

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Steve W. Gotte,¹ Larry David Wilson²

¹USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, National Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 37012 Washington, DC 20013-7012, U.S.A., e-mail: Steve_Gotte@usgs.gov
²Department of Biology, Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus, Miami, Florida 33176-3393, U.S.A., e-mail: lwilson@mdc.edu

Abstract

We demonstrate that USNM 2040 and not UMMZ 3781 (originally part of lot USNM 4500) was most likely the holotype of Tantilla gracilis. The type specimens of Tantilla nigriceps have been lost or destroyed. It is not possible to determine from the original description of Tantilla nigriceps if this name represents what is currently known as T. nigriceps or T. hobartsmithi. In order to attribute the name T. nigriceps firmly to the species as currently recognized, we designate a neotype.

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Steve W. Gotte and Larry David Wilson "Commentary on the type material of Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard, 1853 and Tantilla nigriceps Kennicott, 1860 (Reptilia: Squamata), with a neotype designation for T. nigriceps," Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 118(3), 596-604, (1 September 2005). https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X(2005)118[596:COTTMO]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 September 2005

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