Tachymenis
Genus of snakes
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::summary Genus of snakes ::
| image = Cloud forest snake.jpg | image_caption = Tachymenis peruviana | taxon = Tachymenis | authority = Wiegmann, 1835 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text.
Tachymenis is a genus of venomous snakes belonging to the family Colubridae. Species in the genus Tachymenis are commonly known as slender snakes or short-tailed snakes and are primarily found in southern South America. Tachymenis are rear-fanged (opisthoglyphous) and are capable of producing a medically significant bite, with at least one species, T. peruviana, responsible for human fatalities.
Species
The following species are recognized by the Reptile Database.
- Tachymenis ocellata Dumeril, Bibron, & Dumeril, 1854 - ocellated pampas snake
- Tachymenis peruviana Wiegmann, 1835 - Peru slender snake
- Tachymenis trigonatus (Leybold, 1873) - false tomodon snake
References
References
- Mackessy, Stephen P.. (June 2002). ["Biochemistry and pharmacology of colubrid snake venoms"](<!--). Journal of Toxicology: Toxin Reviews.
- "''Tachymenis'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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