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Chironius sp.

Chironius sp.

Fitzinger, 1826

Family: Colubridae
Order: Squamata
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Description


Chironius is a genus of New World colubrid snakes, commonly called sipos (from the Portuguese word cipó for liana), savanes, or sometimes vine snakes. There are 23 described species in this genus.

Species: The following 23 species are recognized as being valid.
  • Chironius bicarinatus (Wied, 1820) – two-headed sipo
  • Chironius brazili
  • Chironius carinatus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Amazon coachwhip
  • Chironius challenger Kok, 2010
  • Chironius diamantina
  • Chironius exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Linnaeus´s sipo
  • Chironius flavolineatus (Boettger, 1885) – Boettger´s sipo
  • Chironius flavopictus
  • Chironius foveatus Bailey, 1955 – South American sipo
  • Chironius fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758) – brown sipo
  • Chironius gouveai Entiauspe-Neto, Lúcio-Lyra, Koch, Marques-Quintela, Diesel-Abegg & Loebmann, 2020 – Gouvea´s sipo
  • Chironius grandisquamis (W. Peters, 1869) – Ecuador sipo
  • Chironius laevicollis (Wied, 1824) – Brazilian sipo
  • Chironius laurenti Dixon, Wiest & Cei, 1993
  • Chironius leucometapus – yellow-headed sipo
  • Chironius maculoventris – central sipo
  • Chironius monticola Roze, 1952 – mountain sipo
  • Chironius multiventris Schmidt & Walker, 1943 – long-tailed machete savane
  • Chironius quadricarinatus (F. Boie, 1827) – central sipo
  • Chironius scurrulus (Wagler, 1824) – Wagler´s sipo, smooth machete savane
  • Chironius septentrionalis Dixon, Wiest & Cei, 1993 – South American sipo
  • Chironius spixii
  • Chironius vincenti (Boulenger, 1891) – St. Vincent blacksnake

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Chironius.

Conservation status: The St. Vincent Blacksnake, Chironius vincenti, is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List due to its extremely limited range on the Island of St. Vincent.

Source: Wikipedia, article Chironius sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
142324607/01/2011ArgentinaChacoEstación Biologica Yacare-oga: Área de Estudio ZampaWalter Prado
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Chironius sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.