Tachymenis tarmensis WALKER, 1945
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Tachymenis tarmensis
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Slender Snake |
| Synonym | Tachymenis tarmensis WALKER 1945: 21 Tachymenis tarmensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 696 Galvarinus tarmensis — TREVINE et al. 2022 (tentatively) Tachymenis tarmensis — LEHR et al. 2025 |
| Distribution | Peru (Junin) Type locality: Tarma, Dep. de Junin, Peru |
| Reproduction | ovoviviparous |
| Types | Holotype: FMNH 5698; adult female; Collectted by: M. P. Anderson. Date of Collection: May 19, 1914. Other specimens: AMNH 117734 and MUSM 31152 (fide Trevine et al. 2022) |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: “It is a Tachymenis closely related to peruviana, but differing in having a few more solid maxillary teeth (12 as opposed to a maximum of 10 in peruviana), a few more caudals (55 as opposed to a maximum of 50 in females of peruviana) which causes the ratio of tail length to total length to be higher, absence of scale pits, and a very light dorsal ground color with practically no trace of a pattern.” (Walker 1945: 21) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 2093 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Venomous! Only known from the holotype and 2 other specimens. |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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