False Smooth Snake

False Smooth Snake

Taxobox
name = False Smooth Snake


status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
familia = Colubridae
genus = "Macroprotodon"
species = "M. brevis"
binomial = "Macroprotodon brevis"
binomial_authority = (Günther, 1826)
synonyms =
The False Smooth Snake ("Macroprotodon brevis") is a species of snake in the Colubridae family.It is 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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* Joger, U. & Sá-Sousa, P. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/61532/all Macroprotodon brevis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 28 July 2007.


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