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Tachymenis
Sign in to saveTachymenis 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.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Colubridae
- Collections
- NHMUK, FMNH, AMNH, TNHC, NRM, MZLU
- Recorded in
- Paraguay, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Mexico
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- Parent taxon
- Dipsadinae
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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
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