Western false smooth snake

Western false smooth snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Boodontinae
Genus: Macroprotodon
Species: M. brevis
Binomial name
Macroprotodon brevis
(Günther, 1862)
Synonyms

Coronella brevis Günther, 1862

The western false smooth snake[1] (Macroprotodon brevis) is a species of snake in the Colubridae family found in Algeria, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, and Western Sahara.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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