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Brown Sipo
Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Snakes

Brown Sipo

Chironius fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBrown Sipo
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese暗褐蚩蛇
Sranan Tongosneki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameChironius fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The Brown Sipo (Chironius fuscus) is a species of the family Colubridae. It has been recorded in Suriname 89 times (GBIF), between 1924 and 2025. iNaturalist users have shared 27 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Brokopondo, Sipaliwini and Para. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusChironius

In Suriname

89Records in Suriname
27iNaturalist observations
1924First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo17
  • Sipaliwini9
  • Para7
  • Nickerie1

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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