Tantilla carolina, Palacios-Aguilar & Fucsko & Jiménez-Arcos & Wilson & Mata-Silva, 2022

Palacios-Aguilar, Ricardo, Fucsko, Lydia Allison, Jiménez-Arcos, Víctor H., Wilson, Larry David & Mata-Silva, Vicente, 2022, Out of the Past: A new species of Tantilla of the calamarina group (Squamata: Colubridae) from southeastern coastal Guerrero, Mexico, with comments on relationships among members of the group, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 320) 16 (2), pp. 120-132 : 126

Key to the members of the Tantilla calamarina group

1. Anterior and posterior temporals separated by contact of 7 th supralabial and parietal.................... T. coronadoi Anterior and posterior temporals in contact, not separated by contact of 7 th supralabial and parietal ….............. 2

2.Postocularsingle.......................................................................... T. calamarina

Postoculars two....................................................................................... 3

3.Ventrals fewer than 130; subcaudals fewer than 30............................................ T. vermiformis

Ventrals 130 or more; subcaudals 30 or more............................................................. 4

4.Ventrals144orfewer......................................................................... T. cascadae

Ventrals 153 or more.................................................................................. 5

5.Darklateralstripepresent.............................................................................. 6

Dark lateral stripe absent............................................................................... 7

6. Dark lateral stripe on adjacent halves of rows 3 and 4............................................. T. ceboruca

Darklateralstripeonrow3oronrows2and3..................................................... T. deppei

7. Dorsal head pattern consists of a spatulate dark anterior extension of the middorsal dark stripe occupying dorsum of head, flanked by pale, narrow, longitudinal stripes broadly separated from pale postparietal spots occupying portions of three dorsal scales immediately posterior to the posterolateral portion of each parietal scale.................. T. sertula

Dorsum of head without pattern, uniform brown in color; pale postparietal spots each confined to single postparietal scales...................................................................................... T. carolina sp. nov.

five later travelled back to Hungary, residing there for several years before escaping again to Vienna, Austria, then travelling to Italy, and from there they journeyed to South Africa. There, they dared to oppose the policy of apartheid but eventually, under duress, had to flee as interracial tensions escalated into further hostilities and reprisals. Finally, the family found relative solace in the democratic land of Australia, where life remained challenging in such a strangely beautiful land. During this long trek to find a life of freedom, Karolina and Ede were accompanied by their three children, John Edward, Stephen Charles, and a co-author of this paper, Lydia Allison Fucsko. Therefore , in Karolina’s honor, we named this snake Tantilla carolina sp. nov., with a reference to the meaning of the name Carolina in Spanish as “the prettiest woman of the town,” an apt descriptor for this truly lovely, indomitable, and spirited lady whose humanitarian efforts continue to inspire future generations.