Galvarinus
Genus of snakes
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Galvarinus is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
| Galvarinus | |
|---|---|
| |
| G. chilensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Galvarinus Trevine et al., 2022 |
| Type species | |
| Tachymenis chilensis | |
Geographic range
All species in the genus Galvarinus are endemic to South America.[2]
Species
The following 3 species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Galvarinus attenuatus (Walker, 1945) - Walker's slender snake
- Galvarinus chilensis (Schlegel, 1837) - Chilean slender snake
- Galvarinus tarmensis (Walker, 1945) - slender snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Galvarinus.
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