Galvarinus tarmensis
| Galvarinus tarmensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Galvarinus |
| Species: | G. tarmensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Galvarinus tarmensis (Walker, 1945) | |
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Galvarinus tarmensis, also known commonly as the slender snake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Peru.[1][2]
Geographic distribution
Galvarinus tarmensis is found in the central highlands of Peru, in Junín region.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of Galvarinus tarmensis are forest and shrubland, at elevations around 3,200 m (10,500 ft).[1]
Behavior
Galvarinus tarmensis is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
Galvarinus tarmensis is ovoviviparous.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Aguayo R, Aparicio J, Embert D, Gonzales L, Muñoz A (2017). "Tachymenis tarmensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T48617867A48617872. Downloaded 10 October 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 Tachymenis tarmensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 April 2026.
Further reading
- Freiberg, M. (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. 189 pp. (Tachymenis tarmensis, p. 111).
- 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 morphological evidence". Zoologica Scripta. 51 (6): 643–663. (Galvarinus tarmensis, new combination).
- Walker, W.F. (1945). "A Study of the Snake, Tachymenis peruviana Wiegmann and Its Allies". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College. 96 (1): 1–56 + Plates 1–5. (Tachymenis tarmensis, new species, pp. 21–22 + Plate 4, figures 10–11).
- Wallach, V.; Williams, K.L.; Boundy, J. (2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, a division of Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 978-1-4822-0847-4. xxviii + 1,209 pp. (Tachymenis tarmensis, p. 696).