Abstract
A new species of Tantilla, previously considered conspecific with T. taeniata, is described from northeastern Honduras. The new species differs from all populations previously assigned to that nominal form by the combination of having a high number ofventral scales and a red venter in life. A discussion of other populations from El Salvador and Honduras, now assigned to T. taeniata, is also included. Several evolutionary species are likely represented among these populations.
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