Smooth snake: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the smooth snake lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Coronella austriaca
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Colubridae

Where does the smooth snake live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the smooth snake in 15 countries and territories across Europe.

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 smooth snake endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the smooth snake?

The smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Colubridae, genus Coronella. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the smooth snake

The smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) is a species of small 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Smooth snake (revision 1380438165), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q208648 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).