Tantilla miyatai
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| Tantilla miyatai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tantilla |
| Species: | T. miyatai |
| Binomial name | |
| Tantilla miyatai | |
Tantilla miyatai is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.[2]
The specific name, miyatai, is in honor of American herpetologist Kenneth Ichiro Miyata (1951–1983).[3]: 180
Geographic distribution
Tantilla miyatai is found in the northern Sierra region of Ecuador, in Pichincha Province.[2]
