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Yellow-headed Flame-Snake
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Snakes

Yellow-headed Flame-Snake

Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishYellow-headed Flame-Snake
Dutch—
SpanishFalsa coral cabeciamarilla
Chinese暗顶迅丛蛇
Sranan Tongosneki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameOxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)

About this species

Oxyrhopus occipitalis is a neotropical snake of the family Dipsadidae. It occurs in Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Venezuela. It is often confused with Oxyrhopus formosus, a Brazilian species. Oxyrhopus occipitalis is more slender, the snout is yellow and the top of the head is brown, adults are red with very faint darker bands; O. formosus is more robust, the head is entirely yellow, and adults have obvious transverse dark bands

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusOxyrhopus

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
2026First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo1
  • Para1

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

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