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Also known as Coronella austriaca

species of reptile

OverviewAI-generated

The smooth snake (*Coronella austriaca*) is a species within the genus *Coronella*. It belongs to the family Colubridae, order Squamata, and phylum Chordata. The taxon name *Coronella austriaca* is accepted, with the genus authority cited as Laurenti, 1768. Common names for this organism include smooth snake, užovka hladká, gladde slang, and coronelle lisse.

According to the IUCN Red List, the species has a global conservation status of Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2017. A regional conservation status of Vulnerable is also noted. The habitat is described as brackish.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Genus

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. OrderSquamata
  3. FamilyColubridae
Habitatbrackish

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Coronella
Image
Schlingnatter.jpg
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taxon name
Coronella austriaca
Commons category
Coronella austriaca
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Coronella austriaca
taxon common name
Gniewosz plamisty
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
regional conservation status
Vulnerable
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Encyclopedic overview

The smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) 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.

Subspecies

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