Malpolon monspessulanus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Malpolon monspessulanus Malpolon monspessulanus Least concern

Where the malpolon monspessulanus lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)IntroducedRepresentative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 24,724 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See snakes on the world map

Scientific name	Malpolon monspessulanus
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Psammophiidae

Where does the malpolon monspessulanus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the malpolon monspessulanus in 3 countries and territories across Europe. In Spain it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

France
Portugal
Spain (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the malpolon monspessulanus endangered?

The malpolon monspessulanus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the malpolon monspessulanus?

The malpolon monspessulanus (Malpolon monspessulanus) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Psammophiidae, genus Malpolon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the malpolon monspessulanus

Malpolon monspessulanus, commonly known as the Montpellier snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Malpolon monspessulanus (revision 1319291300), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1324701 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).