Tachymenis
| Tachymenis | |
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| Tachymenis peruviana | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tachymenis Wiegmann, 1835 |
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Tachymenis is a genus of venomous snakes belonging to the family Colubridae. They are commonly known as slender snakes or short-tailed snakes and are primarily found in southern South America. Tachymenis are capable of producing a medically significant bite, with at least one species, T. peruviana, responsible for human fatalities.[1]
Species
The following species are recognized by ITIS:[2]
- Tachymenis affinis Boulenger, 1896
- Tachymenis attenuata Walker, 1945
- Tachymenis chilensis (Schlegel, 1837)
- Tachymenis elongata Despax, 1910
- Tachymenis peruviana Wiegmann, 1835
- Tachymenis tarmensis Walker, 1945
Other sources may recognize as much as 17 distinct species:[3][4]
- Tachymenis affinis (Boulenger's slender snake)
- Tachymenis attenuata (Walker's slender snake)
- Tachymenis bitorquata
- Tachymenis boulengerii
- Tachymenis brasiliensis
- Tachymenis chilensis (Chilean slender snake)
- Tachymenis decipiens
- Tachymenis dromiciformis
- Tachymenis elongata (Depax's slender snake)
- Tachymenis hypoconia
- Tachymenis infralineatus
- Tachymenis melanocephala
- Tachymenis nototaenia
- Tachymenis peruviana (Peru slender snake, Cola Corta Del Perú)
- Tachymenis surinamensis
- Tachymenis taeniata
- Tachymenis tarmensis (Slender snake)
References
- ↑ Mackessy, Stephen P. (June 2002). "Biochemistry and pharmacology of colubrid snake venoms" (PDF). Journal of Toxicology: Toxin Reviews 21 (1–2): 43–83. doi:10.1081/TXR-120004741. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
Most [colubrids] may not produce a venom capable of causing serious damage to humans, but at least five species (Dispholidus typus, Thelotornis capensis, Rhabdophis tigrinus, Philodryas olfersii and Tachymenis peruviana) have caused human fatalities
- ↑ "Tachymenis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ↑ Tachymenis. Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ↑ Tachymenis (Genus). ZipcodeZoo.com, 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
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