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Latest update: May 4th, 2025.


Taxonomy of the family Colubridae
Bibliography of the genus Galvarinus
Biodiversity of the family Colubridae








Genus
Galvarinus

Galvarino Scrub Snakes

Galvarino-Buschnattern

Galvarino-kratsnoge

2022 Galvarinus Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher (type species: Coronella chilensis Schlegel 1837)
Contents: 2 species, of which none are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: The species of this genus were formerly included in Tachymenis. Previously included Tachymenis tarmensis.
Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru.

Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations


Head drawings of the
genus Galvarinus.
Compiled by
V. Wallach

Galvarinus attenuatus

Madre de Dios Scrub Snake, (Walker's Scrub Snake)

Madre-de-Dios-Buschnatter

Madre de Dios-kratsnog

1945 Tachymenis attenuata Walker
Galvarinus attenuatus Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022
1945 Tachymenis attenuata boliviana Walker
Galvarinus attenuatus bolivianus Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022 [by implication]

Distribution: Bolivia, Peru.


Galvarinus chilensis

Chilean Scrub Snake

Chilenische Buschnatter

Chilensk Kratsnog

1837 Coronella chilensis Schlegel
Dipsas chilensis Duméril & Bibron 1845
Tachymenis chilensis Girard 1854
Mesotes chilensis Jan 1863
Tachymenis peruviana chilensis Donoso-Barros 1962
Galvarinus chilensis Trevine, Grazziotin, Giraudo, Sallaberry-Pincheira, Vianna & Zaher 2022
1898 Tachymenis peruviana catenata Werner (Golay & al. 1993)
1898 Tachymenis peruviana coronellina Werner
Tachymenis chilensis coronellina Ortiz 1973
1898 Tachymenis peruviana vittata Werner (Golay & al. 1993)
1945 Tachymenis chilensis melanura Walker (Ortiz 1973; Golay & al. 1993)
Tachymenis peruviana melanura Donoso-Barros 1962

Distribution: Argentina, Chile.