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Black-headed Snake
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Snakes

Black-headed Snake

Tantilla melanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlack-headed Snake
Dutch—
SpanishCulebra de cabeza negra
Chinese黑头蛇
Sranan Tongosneki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameTantilla melanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

Tantilla melanocephala, commonly known as the black-headed snake, the neotropical black-headed snake, and la culebra de cabeza negra in Spanish, is a small species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Central America and South America.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusTantilla

In Suriname

39Records in Suriname
8iNaturalist observations
1840First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo4
  • Para2
  • Sipaliwini2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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