Tachymenis peruviana, also known commonly as the Peru slender snake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to South America.

Geographic distribution Tachymenis peruviana is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

Habitat Tachymenis peruviana is found in a variety of natural and artificial habitats, including forest, shrubland, grassland, pasture, cultivated lands, villages and cities, at elevations of .

Behavior Tachymenis peruviana is terrestrial.

Diet Tachymenis peruviana preys predominately upon frogs and lizards.

Reproduction Tachymenis peruviana is ovoviviparous.

Venom Tachymenis peruviana possesses a powerful venom which is capable of causing serious damage or death to humans.

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Further reading

189 pp. (Tachymenis peruviana, p. 111).

Wiegmann, A.F.A. (1835). "Siebente Abhandlung. Amphibien". In: Meyen, F.J.F. (1835). "Beiträge zur Zoologie, gesammelt auf einer Riese um die Erde". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Akademie der Naturforscher 17: 185–268 + Plates XIII–XXII. (Tachymenis peruviana, new species, pp. 252–253 + Plate XX, figure 1). (in German and Latin).