DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15146809
title: Table 2 in A new species of Tantilla of the taeniata group (Squamata: Colubridae) from Refugio de Vida Silvestre Barras de Cuero y Salado in Caribbean coastal Honduras

description: Table 2. Selected characteristics of the color pattern in members of the Tantilla taeniata group. Modified from Townsend et al. (2013).
SpeciesNuchal bandPale middorsal stripePale lateral stripeParaventral scaleLateral edges of ventral scalesT. lydia sp. nov.Interrupted dorsally, extends onto parietals, crosses last supralabialOccupying middorsal scale row and adjacent third of paravertebral rows on anterior third of body, reducing to middorsal row on remainderOccupies adjacent halves of scale rows 3 and 4Pale anteriorly, gradually darkening until reaching tailImmaculate whiteT. berguidoiObscure, beginning on posterior portions of parietals and extending posteriorly onto middorsal scale immediately behind median parietal suture, laterally grading into pale pigment on posterior portion of last supralabial and nuchal scale posterior to last supralabial and posterior temporal scaleConfined to median portion of middorsal scale rowOccupies dorsal scale 4 and adjacent halves of scale rows 3 and 5Uniformly dark brownIncreasingly involved with ventral edge of ventrolateral dark stripe proceeding toward tail tipT. brevicaudaComplete dorsally, extends onto parietals and does or does not cross last supralabialReduced to spots on vertebral scalesPoorly defined, occupying upper half of row 3, all of row 4, and sometimes lower portion of row 5Uniformly brown to dark brownSometimes lightly pigmentedT. briggsiInterrupted dorsally, extends onto parietals and crosses last supralabialAbsentInterrupted on adjacent halves of scale rows 3 and 4Lower half pale, distinctly set off from dark upper halfImmaculate cream anteriorly to pale pink (red-orange in life?) posteriorlyT. cuniculatorComplete dorsally, extends onto parietals and crosses last supralabialAbsentBarely discernible on adjacent halves of scale rows 3 and 4Uniformly brownImmaculate reddish-orangeT. excelsaComplete dorsally, extends onto parietals and crosses last supralabialExtends along the body at least to middle of tail, on the vertebral row and adjacent third of paravertebral rowsWell defined on adjacent halves of rows 3 and 4Lower two-thirds anteriorly and about lower third posteriorly of scale row 1 white similar to color of ventralsWhite with little or no dark spottingT. flavilineataComplete dorsally, does or does not extend onto parietals and crosses last supralabialOccupies middorsal and adjacent halves of paravertebral scale rowsWell defined on row 4 and adjacent halves of rows 3 and 5Dark streak on posterior portion of otherwise pale colored scaleScattering of brown pigmentT. gotteiComplete dorsally, extends onto parietals and crosses last supralabialExtends length of the body and most of tail on vertebral row and adjacent third of paravertebral rowsAdjacent third to three-quarters of scale rows 3 and 4Lower two-thirds of row 1 scales colored similarly to ventralsImmaculate white to yellowT. hendersoniInterrupted or complete dorsally, does not extend onto parietals, but does cross last supralabialConfined to middorsal scale rowOccupies adjacent thirds of scale rows 3 and 4Lower half pale, distinctly set off from dark upper halfImmaculate whiteT. impensaComplete or interrupted dorsally, extends onto parietals or not and crosses last supralabialOccupies medial two-thirds of middorsal scale rowOccupies adjacent halves of scale rows 3 and 4Lower half cream to yellow, upper half dark brownImmaculate creamT. janiInterrupted dorsally and laterally, medial portion extends onto parietals and lateral portion crossing last supralabialReduced to series of small spots on vertebral scale rowNarrow, occupying adjacent thirds of scale rows 3 and 4Primarily uniformly dark brownEdged with dark brown spottingT. johnsoniComplete dorsally, extends onto parietals and crosses last supralabialAbsentAbsent or occupying portion of adjacent halves of scale rows 3 and 4, most clearly on anterior portion of trunkUniformly tan to dark tanImmaculate creamT. oaxacaeUsually interrupted dorsally, extends onto parietals, but does not cross last supralabialOccupies middorsal and adjacent halves of paravertebral scale rowsWell defined on row 4 and adjacent halves of rows 3 and 5Uniformly tanSlight extension of tan coloration of first scale rowT. olympiaInterrupted dorsally, extends onto parietals and crosses last supralabialReduced to series of spots on vertebral scale row (one per scale)Well defined, consisting of spots on 4th scale rowPale center, edged with dark pigmentDarkly pigmentedT. psittacaComplete dorsally or not, extends onto parietals and crosses last supralabialOccupies middorsal and adjacent one third to one half of paravertebral scale rowsOccupies adjacent halves of scale rows 3 and 4Lower two thirds pale, area with pale pigment slightly decreasing posteriorly on bodyImmaculate pink anteriorly grading to red on posterior two-thirds of bodyT. reticulataInterrupted dorsally, extends onto parietals and crosses last supralabialOccupies middorsal and adjacent halves of paravertebral scale rowsWell defined on row 4 and adjacent halves of rows 3 and 5Uniformly pale brownDarkly pigmentedT. slavensiInterrupted dorsally, confined to scales posterior to parietals, crosses last supralabialConfined to middorsal scale row, becoming increasingly obscured and fragmented posteriorlyOccupies adjacent thirds of scale rows 3 and 4Lower half pale, distinctly set off from dark brown upper halfImmaculate orange
description: Published as part of Antúnez-Fonseca, Cristopher A., Castro, Jocelyn A., España, Farlem G., Townsend, Josiah H. & Wilson, Larry D., 2020, A new species of Tantilla of the taeniata group (Squamata: Colubridae) from Refugio de Vida Silvestre Barras de Cuero y Salado in Caribbean coastal Honduras, pp. 91-92 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 258) 14 (3) on page 91, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11447502