Spix's Sipo
Chironius spixii
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Chironius
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Common
About
Spix's Sipo (Chironius spixii) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 24 more. Common: recorded in 114 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Valleys
- Waterholes
- Roadsides
- Amazon Rainforest
Related snakes
- Uruguayan Sipo Chironius gouveai
- Two-headed Sipo Chironius bicarinatus
- Sipo (carinatus) Chironius carinatus
- Brazilian Sipo Chironius laevicollis
- Saint Vincent Racer Chironius vincenti
- Sipo (flavopictus) Chironius flavopictus
- Brown Sipo Chironius fuscus
- Chironius laurenti
- Central Sipo (quadricarinatus) Chironius quadricarinatus
- Linnaeus' Sipo Chironius exoletus
- Ecuador Sipo Chironius grandisquamis
- Mountain Sipo Chironius monticola
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.