Tachymenis ocellata
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tachymenis |
| Species: | T. ocellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Tachymenis ocellata | |
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Tachymenis ocellata, also known commonly as the ocellated pampas snake and la falsa yarará in South American Spanish, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to eastern-central South America.[2]
Geographic distribution
Tachymenis ocellata is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Tachymenis ocellata is grassland.[1]
Behavior
Tachymenis ocellata is terrestrial.[1]
Diet
Tachymenis ocellata preys upon slugs.[1]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of Tachymenis ocellata has been described as viviparous[1] and as ovoviviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Cacciali P, Carreira S, Montero R, Scott N (2019). "Tachymenis ocellata ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T169683A61317832.en. Accessed on 20 April 2026
- ^ a b c d Species Tachymenis ocellata at The Reptile Database
Further reading
- Boulenger, G.A. (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), Amblycephalidæ, and Viperidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor & Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I–XXVIII. (Tomodon ocellatus, corrected gender of specific name, pp. 121–122).
- Duméril, A.-M.-C.; Bibron, G.; Duméril, A.[-H.-A.] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième – Deuxième partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Paris: Roret. xii + pp. 781–1536. (Tomodon ocellatum, new species, pp. 938–940). (in French).
- Gallardo, J.M. (1972). "Observaciones biológicas sobre una falsa yarará, Tomodon ocellatus Duméril, Bibron et Duméril (Reptilia, Ophidia)". Neotropica. 18 (56): 57–63. (in Spanish).
- Trevine, V.C.; Grazziotin, F.G.; Giraudo, A.; Sallaberry-Pincheira, N.; Vianna, J.A.; Zaher, H. (2022). "The systematics of Tachymenini (Serpentes, Dipsadidae): An updated classification based on molecular and morphologivcal evidence". Zoologica Scripta. 51 (6): 643–663. (Tachymenis ocellata, new combination).