False tomodon snake
| False tomodon snake | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tachymenis |
| Species: | T. trigonatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tachymenis trigonatus (Leybold, 1873) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
The false tomodon snake (Tachymenis trigonatus) is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Argentina.[2]
Taxonomy
Tachymenis trigonatus is part of the 36 species of the tribe Tachymenini.[3]
Geographic distribution
Tachymenis trigonatus is found in the western and southern regions of the Monte Desert in western Argentina.[4][5]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Tachymenis trigonatus is shrubland.[1]
Characteristics
The false tomodon snake is characterized by its coloration and number of scales.[5] As part of the genus Tachymenis, it has morphological characters of maxillary teeth with grooved fangs, and a vertical pupil.[5] The false tomodon snake has eight or fewer maxillary teeth. The body is marked dorsally by a distinguishing yellowish vertebral line. The dorsal scales are arranged in 19 rows at midbody.[5] Adults have a total length (tail included) of about 45 cm (18 in).
Behavior
Tachymenis trigonatus is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
Tachymenis trigonatus is ovoviviparous.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Scrocchi, G. & Williams, J. (2016). "Pseudotomodon trigonatus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T56039543A56039563. Downloaded 10 October 2018.
- 1 2 3 Tachymenis trigonatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.
- ↑ Trevine, V.C.; Grazziotin, F.G.; Giraudo, A.; Sallaberry-Pincheira, N.; Vianna, J.A.; Zaher, H. (2022). "The systematics of Tachymenini (Serpentes, Dipsadidae): An updated classification based on molecular and morphological evidence". Zoologica Scripta. 51 (6): 643–663. Retrieved 2023-03-13. The Instituto Butantan Repository.
- ↑ Avila, L.J. (2009). "Reptilia, Squamata, Dipsadidae, Pseudotomodon trigonatus (Leybold, 1873): Distribution extension". Check List. 5 (3): 391. doi:10.15560/5.3.391. hdl:11336/97646. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- 1 2 3 4 Harvey, Michael B.; Muñoz, Arturo (2004). "A New Species of Tomodon (Serpentes: Colubridae) from High Elevations in the Bolivian Andes". Herpetologica. 60 (3): 364–372. doi:10.1655/03-57. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
Further reading
- Giraudo, A.R.; Scrocchi, G.J (2002). "Argentinian Snakes: An Annotated Checklist". Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service (132): 1–53. (Pseudotomodon trigonatus, p. 35).
- Leybold, Federico (1873). Escursion a las pampas arjentinas, hojas de mi diario, febrero de 1871. Santiago de Chile: Imprenta Nacional. 108 pp. (Pelias trigonatus, new species, p. 82). (in Spanish).
- Scrocchi, G. (1997). "Acerca de la localidad tipo de Bothrops ammodytoides Leybold (Serpentes: Viperidae) y Pseudotomodon trigonatus (Leybold) (Serpentes: Colubridae)". Cuadernos de Herpetología. 11 (1/2): 69–70. (in Spanish).
- Trevine, V.C.; Grazziotin, F.G.; Giraudo, A.; Sallaberry-Pincheira, N.; Vianna, J.A.; Zaher, H. (2002). "The systematics of Tachymenini (Serpentes, Dipsadidae): An updated classification based on molecular and morphological evidence". Zoologica Scripta. 51 (6): 643–663. (Tachymenis trigonatus, new combination).