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title: "South American Sipo"
description: "Chironius multiventris — Gady. Chironius multiventris, commonly known as the long-tailed machete savane, is species of colubrid snake."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/south-american-sipo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# South American Sipo

> Chironius multiventris — Gady. Chironius multiventris, commonly known as the long-tailed machete savane, is species of colubrid snake.

- Scientific name: *Chironius multiventris*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 539
- Wikidata: [Q2963951](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2963951)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27241](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27241)

## Names

- en: South American Sipo
- es: Afaninga
- fr: Chasseur démesuré

## Countries with the most observations

EC (112), BR (95), GF (85), PE (73), CO (31), SR (18), BO (16), GY (9)

## Summary

Chironius multiventris, commonly known as the long-tailed machete savane, is species of colubrid snake.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chironius_multiventris

## Photo

![South American Sipo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/south-american-sipo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115512301

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/south-american-sipo?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).