Galvarinus
Galvarinus | |
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G. chilensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
Genus: | Trevine et al., 2022 |
Type species | |
Tachymenis chilensis |
Galvarinus is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
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.
References
- ^ Trevine, V. C.; Grazziotin, F. G.; Giraudo, A.; et al. (2022). "The systematics of Tachymenini (Serpentes, Dipsadidae): An updated classification based on molecular and morphological evidence". Zoologica Scripta. 51: 643–663. doi:10.1111/zsc.12565.
- ^ a b Genus Galvarinus at The Reptile Database