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Amazon Puffing Snake
Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Snakes

Amazon Puffing Snake

Spilotes sulphureus (Wagler, 1824)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishAmazon Puffing Snake
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese黄腹膨蛇
Sranan Tongosneki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameSpilotes sulphureus (Wagler, 1824)

About this species

The Amazon Puffing Snake (Spilotes sulphureus) is a species of the family Colubridae. It has been recorded in Suriname 64 times (GBIF), between 1844 and 2026. iNaturalist users have shared 19 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Sipaliwini, Brokopondo and Para. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusSpilotes

In Suriname

64Records in Suriname
19iNaturalist observations
1844First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini11
  • Brokopondo6
  • Para4
  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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