Chironius scurrulus

Chironius scurrulus

Smooth machete savane

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Chironius scurrulus

Chironius scurrulus, commonly known as the smooth machete savane, is a large slender colubrid snake. It is also known as Wagler's sipo.

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Appearance

The dorsal scales are in only 10 rows.

Photos with Chironius scurrulus

Sa?l, Guyane, FRANCE

Scanned Slide from 2000

Sa?l, Guyane, FRANCE

Scanned Slide from 2000

Sa?l, Guyane, FRANCE

Scanned Slide from 2000

Sa?l, Guyane, FRANCE

Scanned Slide from 2000

A Smooth Machete Savane, also known as the Wagler's Sipo (Chironius scurrulus), in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador. Several feeding mosquitoes are also visible, having pierced the vulnerable skin between the snake's scales.

Distribution

Geography

Continents

South America, North America

Countries

Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Regions

Biogeographical realms

It is found in tropical rainforests of the Brazilian Amazon, Southeastern Colombia, northern Bolivia, Ecuador, east of Venezuela, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana.

Biome

Anthropogenic biome

Sa?l, Guyane, FRANCE

Scanned Slide from 2000

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Lifestyle

Diet and Nutrition

Sa?l, Guyane, FRANCE

Scanned Slide from 2000

Population

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POPULATION STATUS

Least concern (LC)

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References

1. Chironius scurrulus Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chironius_scurrulus

2. Chironius scurrulus on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44580168/44580177

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