Smooth snake

Smooth snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Coronella
Species:
C. austriaca
Binomial name
Coronella austriaca
Range of C. austriaca

The smooth snake (Coronella austriaca)[3] is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in northern and central Europe, but also as far east as northern Iran. The Reptile Database recognizes two subspecies as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies described here.[2]

  1. ^ Crnobrnja-Isailović, J.; Ajtic, R.; Vogrin, M.; et al. (2017). "Coronella austriaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T157284A748852. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T157284A748852.en. Retrieved 9 June 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Species Coronella austriaca at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Street D (1979). The Reptiles of Northern and Central Europe. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. 268 pp. ISBN 0-7134-1374-3.