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Yellow-lipped Sipo
Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Snakes

Yellow-lipped Sipo

Chironius carinatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishYellow-lipped Sipo
Dutch—
SpanishMica café
Chinese棱脊蚩蛇
Sranan Tongosneki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameChironius carinatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The Yellow-lipped Sipo (Chironius carinatus) is a species of the family Colubridae. It has been recorded in Suriname 133 times (GBIF), between 1828 and 2026. iNaturalist users have shared 29 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Commewijne, Para and Paramaribo. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusChironius

In Suriname

133Records in Suriname
29iNaturalist observations
1828First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne25
  • Para6
  • Paramaribo5
  • Sipaliwini4
  • Brokopondo3
  • Saramacca3
  • Wanica1

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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