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Triangle Water Snake
Vincent A. Vos,保留部分权利(CC BY), CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Snakes

Triangle Water Snake

Hydrops triangularis (Wagler, 1824)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishTriangle Water Snake
Dutch—
SpanishCulebra de pantano
Chinese—
Sranan Tongosneki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameHydrops triangularis (Wagler, 1824)

About this species

Hydrops triangularis, commonly known as the water false coral snake, the triangle water snake or triangle watersnake, and the water coral, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to northern South America and the Amazon Basin. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusHydrops

In Suriname

26Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1845First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2
  • Commewijne1

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

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