Tachymenis peruviana
| Tachymenis peruviana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tachymenis |
| Species: | T. peruviana |
| Binomial name | |
| Tachymenis peruviana Wiegmann, 1835 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Tachymenis peruviana, also known commonly as the Peru slender snake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to South America.[2]
Geographic distribution
Tachymenis peruviana is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.[2]
Habitat
Tachymenis peruviana is found in a variety of natural and artificial habitats, including forest, shrubland, grassland, pasture, cultivated lands, villages and cities, at elevations of 900–4,580 m (2,950–15,030 ft).[1]
Behavior
Tachymenis peruviana is terrestrial.[1]
Diet
Tachymenis peruviana preys predominately upon frogs and lizards.[2]
Reproduction
Tachymenis peruviana is ovoviviparous.[2]
Venom
Tachymenis peruviana possesses a powerful venom which is capable of causing serious damage or death to humans.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Aguayo, R.; Aguilar, C.; Aparicio, J.; Arzamendia, V.; Embert, D.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Gonzales, L.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Muñoz, A.; Pelegrin, N.; Scrocchi, G.; Williams, J.; Moravec, J.; Sallabery [sic], N. (2022). "Tachymenis peruviana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T48617848A217809491. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Species Tachymenis peruviana at The Reptile Database
- ↑ Mackessy, Stephen P. (2002). "Biochemistry and pharmacology of colubrid snake venoms". Journal of Toxicology: Toxin Reviews. 21 (1/2): 43–83.
Further reading
- Freiberg, M. (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. 189 pp. (Tachymenis peruviana, p. 111).
- Miranda, Bruno; Lottersberger, Sofia; Aparicio, James; Aguilar-Kirigin, Álvaro J.; Ocampo, Mauricio; Pacheco, Luis F. (2015). "Tachymenis peruviana. Diet". Herpetological Review. 46 (4): 651.
- Miranda, Bruno; Paredes, Marita; Osina, Roberto; Gómez, Daniel; Ríos, Daline; Aparicio, James (2017). "Tachymenis peruviana. Reproduction". Herpetological Review. 48 (2): 459.
- Wiegmann, A.F.A. (1835). "Siebente Abhandlung. Amphibien". In: Meyen, F.J.F. (1835). "Beiträge zur Zoologie, gesammelt auf einer Riese um die Erde". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Akademie der Naturforscher 17: 185–268 + Plates XIII–XXII. (Tachymenis peruviana, new species, pp. 252–253 + Plate XX, figure 1). (in German and Latin).