Tachymenoides affinis, the Boulenger's slender snake, is a species of snake endemic to Peru.[2] The species was first described in 1896 and is named after Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger. T. affinis is ovoviviparous and has been recorded to reach lengths of 454 mm.[3]
Tachymenoides affinis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Tachymenoides |
Species: | T. affinis
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Binomial name | |
Tachymenoides affinis (Boulenger, 1896)
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Synonyms | |
Tachymenis affinis |
References
edit- ^ Lehr, E.; Venegas, P.; Aguilar, C. (2016). "Tachymenis affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T48617815A48617820. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Genus Tachymenoides - taxonomy & distribution / RepFocus". repfocus.dk. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ "Tachymenoides affinis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2023-08-23.