Tachymenoides affinis
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tachymenoides |
| Species: | T. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tachymenoides affinis (Boulenger, 1896) | |
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Tachymenoides affinis, also known commonly as Boulenger's slender snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Peru.[3]
Taxonomy and etymology
The species was first described in 1896, as Tachymenis affinis, by Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger, who is commemorated in the common name.[4]
Habitat
The natural habitats of Tachymenoides affinis are forest, shrubland, and grassland, at elevations of 2,500–3,300 m (8,200–10,800 ft).[1]
Description
Tachymenoides affinis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 436 mm (17.2 in).[2]
Reproduction
Tachymenoides affinis is ovoviviparous.[2]
References
- 1 2 Lehr, E.; Venegas, P.; Aguilar, C. (2016). "Tachymenis affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T48617815A48617820. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Tachymenoides affinis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ↑ "Genus Tachymenoides – taxonomy & distribution / RepFocus". repfocus.dk. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tachymenis affinis, p. 54).
Further reading
- Boulenger, G.A. (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), Amblycephalidæ, and Viperidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 727 pp. + Plates I–XXV. (Tachymenis affinis, new species, p. 119 + Plate VII, figure 1, three views).
- Lehr, E. (2002). Amphibien und Reptilian in Peru. Münster, Germany: Natur und Tier Verlag. ISBN 978-3931587680. 208 pp. (Tachymenis affinis, p. 96). ( in German).
- 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. (Tachymenoides affinis, new combination).