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(Redirected from Pseudotomodon trigonatus) Genus of snakes

False tomodon snake
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Tachymenis
Species: T. trigonatus
Binomial name
Tachymenis trigonatus
(Leybold, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Pelias trigonatus
  • Tomodon ocellatus trigonatus
  • Pseudotomodon mendozinus
  • Pseudotomodon crivellii

The false tomodon snake (Tachymenis trigonatus) is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae. and is part of the 36 species of the Tachymenini

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

It is endemic to western Argentina.

Characteristics

The false tomodon snake is characterized by its coloration and number of scales. As part of the Tachymenis genus, it has morphological characters of maxillary teeth with grooved fangs, vertical pupils and symmetric nasal and anal scales.

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.

References

  1. 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.
  2. achymenis trigonatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Pseudotomodon trigonatus


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