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Wagler's Snake
Hugo Hulsberg, CC0, via iNaturalist

Snakes

Wagler's Snake

Xenodon merremii (Wagler, 1824)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishWagler's Snake
Dutch—
SpanishFalsa Yarará Sapera
Chinese梅氏异齿蛇
Sranan Tongosneki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameXenodon merremii (Wagler, 1824)

About this species

The Wagler's Snake (Xenodon merremii) is a species of the family Colubridae. It has been recorded in Suriname 6 times (GBIF), in 1989. Records come from Sipaliwini. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusXenodon

In Suriname

6Records in Suriname
1989First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

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

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