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Mangrove Snake
Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Snakes

Mangrove Snake

Erythrolamprus cobella (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishMangrove Snake
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongosneki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameErythrolamprus cobella (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The Mangrove Snake (Erythrolamprus cobella) is a species of the family Colubridae. It has been recorded in Suriname 202 times (GBIF), between 1828 and 2025. iNaturalist users have shared 7 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Commewijne, Saramacca and Paramaribo. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusErythrolamprus

In Suriname

202Records in Suriname
7iNaturalist observations
1828First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne11
  • Saramacca11
  • Paramaribo8
  • Coronie5
  • Marowijne4
  • Sipaliwini4
  • Nickerie2

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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