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Common Mussurana
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Snakes

Common Mussurana

Clelia clelia (Daudin, 1803)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCommon Mussurana
Dutch—
SpanishZopilota común
Chinese拟蚺
Sranan Tongosneki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameClelia clelia (Daudin, 1803)

About this species

Clelia clelia, commonly known as the mussurana, black mussurana or windward cribo, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the New World.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusClelia

In Suriname

42Records in Suriname
1844First record
2005Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini3
  • Commewijne1
  • Marowijne1
  • Paramaribo1

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

Records by month

All years combined.

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