The false tomodon snake (Tachymenis trigonatus) is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae.[2] and is part of the 36 species of the Tachymenini [3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tachymenis |
| Species: | T. trigonatus
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| Tachymenis trigonatus (Leybold, 1873)
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The false tomodon snake is a viviparity animal of about 450 millimeters long and can be seen on the western and southern regions of the Monte Desert[4][5]
It is endemic to western Argentina.
Characteristics
The false tomodon snake is characterized by its coloration and number of scales.[5] As part of the Tachymenis genus, it has morphological characters of maxillary teeth with grooved fangs, vertical pupils and symmetric nasal and anal scales.[5]
The false tomodon snake has 8 or fewer maxillary teeth with a distinguishing yellow line present along its dorsal with specifically 19 dorsals in its midbody.[5]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ achymenis trigonatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.
- ^ Trevin, Vivian (2022-09-06). "The systematics of Tachymenini (Serpentes, Dipsadidae): An updated classification based on molecular and morphological evidence". The Instituto Butantan Repository. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ Avila, Luciano (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.
- ^ a b c d Harvey, Michael; 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.
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