South American Sipo
Chironius multiventris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusChironius (Sipos)
- SpeciesChironius multiventris (South American Sipo)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Wagler's Sipo
Chironius scurrulus
Pseustes sexcarinatus
Chironius quadricarinatus
Brown Sipo
Chironius fuscus
Linnaeus' Sipo
Chironius exoletus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Philodryas argentea
Xenoxybelis argenteus
Catesby's Snail-eater
Dipsas catesbyi
Mountain Keelback
Helicops angulatus
Tropical Flat Snake
Siphlophis compressus
Big Ground Snake
Atractus major
Northern Woodland Racer
Drymoluber dichrous
Olive Forest Racer
Dendrophidion dendrophis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 6 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a South American Sipo in Yasuní National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a South American Sipo sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see South American Sipo in Yasuní National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for South American Sipo in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.