| Coronella | |
|---|---|
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| Smooth snake, C. austriaca | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Coronella Laurenti, 1768[1] |
Coronella is a genus of harmless snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Europe, North Africa and West Asia.[1] Two species are currently recognized as being valid.[2]
- Common names: Smooth snakes.[1]
- ^ a b c Steward JW (1971). The Snakes of Europe. Cranbury, New Jersey: Associated University Press (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press). 238 pp. LCCCN 77-163307. ISBN 0-8386-1023-4.
- ^ Genus Coronella at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.