Tachymenis

Tachymenis is a genus of venomous snakes belonging to the family Colubridae. Species in the genus Tachymenis are commonly known as slender snakes or short-tailed snakes and are primarily found in southern South America. Tachymenis are rear-fanged (opisthoglyphous) and are capable of producing a medically significant bite, with at least one species, T. peruviana, responsible for human fatalities.^[1]

Tachymenis
Tachymenis peruviana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Dipsadinae
Genus:	Tachymenis Wiegmann, 1835
Species
See text.

Species

The following species are recognized by the Reptile Database.^[2]

• Tachymenis ocellata Dumeril, Bibron, & Dumeril, 1854 - ocellated pampas snake
• Tachymenis peruviana Wiegmann, 1835 - Peru slender snake
• Tachymenis trigonatus (Leybold, 1873) - false tomodon snake