---
title: "Chilean Slender Snake"
description: "Galvarinus chilensis — Gady. Galvarinus chilensis, also known commonly as the Chilean slender snake, is a species of venomous snake belonging to the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/chilean-slender-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chilean Slender Snake

> Galvarinus chilensis — Gady. Galvarinus chilensis, also known commonly as the Chilean slender snake, is a species of venomous snake belonging to the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Galvarinus chilensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 694
- Wikidata: [Q137901106](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137901106)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1439435](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1439435)

## Names

- en: Chilean Slender Snake
- es: Culebra de cola corta

## Countries with the most observations

CL (609), AR (61)

## Summary

Galvarinus chilensis, also known commonly as the Chilean slender snake, is a species of venomous snake belonging to the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern South America. There are two recognized subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvarinus_chilensis

## Photo

![Chilean Slender Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chilean-slender-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Matías Alvarez Figueroa · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/346000838

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chilean-slender-snake?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).