False Smooth Snake (mauritanicus)
Macroprotodon mauritanicus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Macroprotodon
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Common
- Invasive in
- Mallorca and Menorca
About
False Smooth Snake (mauritanicus) (Macroprotodon mauritanicus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Algeria, Tunisia. It has also been introduced outside its native range (Mallorca and Menorca), where it is invasive. It lives in habitats such as woodland, open woodland, shrubland, scrubland and 6 more. Common: recorded in 75 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native rangeIntroduced / invasive
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Western False Smooth Snake Macroprotodon brevis
- Abubaker's Hooded Snake Macroprotodon abubakeri
- False Smooth Snake (cucullatus) Macroprotodon cucullatus
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
- Erythrolamprus rochai
- Tantilla gottei
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.