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<p> <em>Coronella austriaca</em> Laurenti, 1768</p>

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  • Smooth snake

  • Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768

  • Colubridae

  • The European smooth snake is a small snake, with a non differentiated head and a prominent snout. Its back has a brown or green colouring with dark spots, its belly is dark with small white spots. It also presents a dark spot on its head in the shape of the letter U and a dark stripe on the continuation of its eyes. It can measure up to 6 cm long.

  • Peneda-Gerês National Park

    Serra da Estrela Nature Park

  • Centro

    Norte

  • Vulnerable

  • The smooth snake exists on mountainous areas, fresh and moist, preferring the brushwood on rocky areas and the edges of woods.

  • Spring and Summer

  • The smooth snake feeds on small reptiles and micro-mammals.

  • There is no estimate for the Portuguese population of this species.