Tantilla marcovani Lema, 2004a

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Current status. Tantilla melanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758) . Synonymy after Mata-Silva & Wilson (2016).

Holotype. Adult male, MNRJ 6525, collected by Marcovan Porto on 14 May [April as informed by the author] 1990 at Pico do Jabre Mountain Range (7°11'10"S, 37°25'53"W [approximate]; 1090 m asl [approximate]), at 50 Km southwest from the city of Teixeira [as informed by the author], Municipality of Maturéia, State of Paraíba, Brazil.

Remarks. Holotype (239 mm SVL) with prepared hemipenis kept inside a cryotube together with specimen. No tissue samples available.