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.

Smooth machete savane
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Chironius
Species:	C. scurrulus
Binomial name
Chironius scurrulus Wagler, 1824
Synonyms
Natrix scurrula Wagler, 1824 Coluber scurrula - Wagler, 1830 Herpetodryas carinatus var. scurrula - Jan, 1863 Chironius scurrulus - Hoge, 1964[2]

Geographic range

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

Description

The dorsal scales are in only 10 rows.^[3]

Habitat and biology

It feeds on frogs and lizards. They are diurnal. They live in primary and secondary forest habitats, on the ground or small trees, or in shrubs and bushes.