Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Reptilia > Order: Squamata > Family: Colubridae > Genus: Elaphe > Species: Elaphe situla

Leopard snake - Elaphe situla (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	122 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats	grassland heathland and shrub
May also occur in	agricultural mosaics cropland sparsely vegetated land urban wetlands woodland and forest

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Not evaluated

Europe

Least Concern

Not evaluated

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Sources:

EU conservation status

Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Good: the species is viable and maintaining itself on a long-term basis, its natural range is not reduced, and it has a sufficient large habitat.
Poor: the species is not as critical as being unfavourable-bad, but still requires significant conservation and restoration measure to make it viable in the long-term, or to enlarged its current range, or to improve the quality and availability of its habitat.
Bad: the species is either not maintaining itself on a long-term basis and is not viable, or its natural range as been or is being drastically reduced, or its habitat is largely insufficient; the species requires major conservation and restoration measures.
Unknown: the information available for the species is scarce and does not allow a proper assessment of its conservation status.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
IT9130007	Italy	Area delle Gravine	Map
IT9140003	Italy	Stagni e Saline di Punta della Contessa	Map
IT9140008	Italy	Torre Guaceto	Map
IT9220135	Italy	Gravine di Matera	Map
IT9220144	Italy	Lago S. Giuliano e Timmari	Map
ITA050001	Italy	Biviere e Macconi di Gela	Map
ITA070001	Italy	Foce del Fiume Simeto e Lago Gornalunga	Map
ITA070003	Italy	La Gurna	Map
ITA090002	Italy	Vendicari	Map
ITA090003	Italy	Pantani della Sicilia sud orientale	Map
ITA090004	Italy	Pantano Morghella	Map
ITA090006	Italy	Saline di Siracusa e Fiume Ciane	Map
ITA090013	Italy	Saline di Priolo	Map
ITA090014	Italy	Saline di Augusta	Map
MT0000006	Malta	Is-Simar (limiti ta' San Pawl il-Baħar)	Map
MT0000009	Malta	L-Inħawi tar-Ramla tat-Torri u tal-Irdum tal-Madonna	Map
MT0000015	Malta	L-Inħawi tal-Għadira	Map
MT0000018	Malta	L-Inħawi tal-Buskett u tal-Girgenti	Map
IT9150006	Italy	Rauccio	Map
ITA090007	Italy	Cava Grande del Cassibile, Cava Cinque Porte, Cava e Bosco di Bauli	Map
IT9150002	Italy	Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca	Map
IT9150033	Italy	Specchia dell'Alto	Map
IT9150031	Italy	Masseria Zanzara	Map
MT0000012	Malta	Wied il-Miżieb	Map
IT9150001	Italy	Bosco Guarini	Map
IT9140005	Italy	Torre Guaceto e Macchia S. Giovanni	Map
ITA080007	Italy	Spiaggia Maganuco	Map
ITA090024	Italy	Cozzo Ogliastri	Map
ITA090029	Italy	Pantani della Sicilia sud-orientale, Morghella, di Marzamemi, di Punta Pilieri e Vendicari	Map
ITA080006	Italy	Cava Randello, Passo Marinaro	Map
IT9150022	Italy	Palude dei Tamari	Map
IT9150017	Italy	Bosco Chiuso di Presicce	Map
IT9150019	Italy	Parco delle Querce di Castro	Map
ITA050012	Italy	Torre Manfria, Biviere e Piana di Gela	Map
IT9130005	Italy	Murgia di Sud - Est	Map
ITA090018	Italy	Fiume Tellesimo	Map
MT0000021	Malta	L-Inħawi tal-Imġiebaħ u tal-Miġnuna	Map
IT9150016	Italy	Bosco di Otranto	Map
BG0000167	Bulgaria	Belasitsa	Map
ITA090010	Italy	Isola Correnti, Pantani di Punta Pilieri, chiusa dell'Alga e Parrino	Map
ITA090009	Italy	Valle del Fiume Anapo, Cavagrande del Calcinara, Cugni di Sortino	Map
ITA070008	Italy	Complesso Immacolatelle, Micio Conti, boschi limitrofi	Map
IT9150018	Italy	Bosco Serra dei Cianci	Map
IT9140004	Italy	Bosco I Lucci	Map
ITA090023	Italy	Monte Lauro	Map
MT0000024	Malta	Rdumijiet ta' Malta: Ir-Ramla taċ-Ċirkewwa sal-Ponta ta' Bengħisa	Map
ITA080004	Italy	Punta Braccetto, Contrada Cammarana	Map
IT9150012	Italy	Bosco di Cardigliano	Map
ITA090015	Italy	Torrente Sapillone	Map
IT9150003	Italy	Aquatina di Frigole	Map
ITA090008	Italy	Capo Murro di Porco, Penisola della Maddalena e Grotta Pellegrino	Map
IT9120006	Italy	Laghi di Conversano	Map
ITA080003	Italy	Vallata del Fiume Ippari (Pineta di Vittoria)	Map
ITA070029	Italy	Biviere di Lentini, tratto mediano e foce del Fiume Simeto e area antistante la foce	Map
ITA090011	Italy	Grotta Monello	Map
ITA090001	Italy	Isola di Capo Passero	Map
BG0000366	Bulgaria	Kresna - Ilindentsi	Map
IT9140006	Italy	Bosco di Santa Teresa	Map
ITA030031	Italy	Isola Bella, Capo Taormina e Capo S. Andrea	Map
IT9150011	Italy	Alimini	Map
ITA090005	Italy	Pantano di Marzamemi	Map
ITA090016	Italy	Alto corso del Fiume Asinaro, Cava Piraro e Cava Carosello	Map
ITA050007	Italy	Sughereta di Niscemi	Map
IT9150032	Italy	Le Cesine	Map
ITA080009	Italy	Cava d'Ispica	Map
BG0000146	Bulgaria	Plazh Gradina - Zlatna ribka	Map
ITA050011	Italy	Torre Manfria	Map
ITA080001	Italy	Foce del Fiume Irminio	Map
ITA090020	Italy	Monti Climiti	Map
ITA080002	Italy	Alto corso del Fiume Irmino	Map
IT9150013	Italy	Palude del Capitano	Map
IT9150005	Italy	Boschetto di Tricase	Map
ITA010011	Italy	Sistema dunale Capo Granitola, Porto Palo e Foce del Belice	Map
ITA070005	Italy	Bosco di Santo Pietro	Map
BG0001001	Bulgaria	Ropotamo	Map
ITA090012	Italy	Grotta Palombara	Map
IT9120002	Italy	Murgia dei Trulli	Map
ITA090021	Italy	Cava Contessa - Cugno Lupo	Map
IT9140001	Italy	Bosco Tramazzone	Map
IT9150009	Italy	Litorale di Ugento	Map
BG0001031	Bulgaria	Rodopi - Sredni	Map
IT9150008	Italy	Montagna Spaccata e Rupi di San Mauro	Map
IT9150030	Italy	Bosco La Lizza e Macchia del Pagliarone	Map
IT9140002	Italy	Litorale Brindisino	Map
ITA090019	Italy	Cava Cardinale	Map
IT9150023	Italy	Bosco Danieli	Map
IT9150020	Italy	Bosco Pecorara	Map
ITA090022	Italy	Bosco Pisano	Map
IT9150029	Italy	Bosco di Cervalora	Map
BG0000574	Bulgaria	Aheloy - Ravda - Nesebar	Map
BG0000224	Bulgaria	Ograzhden - Maleshevo	Map
IT9150010	Italy	Bosco Macchia di Ponente	Map
IT9150021	Italy	Bosco le Chiuse	Map
BG0001028	Bulgaria	Sreden Pirin - Alibotush	Map
BG0001004	Bulgaria	Emine - Irakli	Map
BG0000271	Bulgaria	Mandra - Poda	Map
BG0001023	Bulgaria	Rupite - Strumeshnitsa	Map
HR2000929	Croatia	Rijeka Cetina - kanjonski dio	Map
HR5000030	Croatia	Biokovo	Map
HR2001352	Croatia	Mosor	Map
HR2000946	Croatia	Snježnica i Konavosko polje	Map
HR2001358	Croatia	Otok Cres	Map
HR2000911	Croatia	Kolansko blato - Blato Rogoza	Map
HR5000031	Croatia	Delta Neretve	Map
HR2001315	Croatia	Rastočko polje	Map
HR4000018	Croatia	Paške stijene Velebitskog Kanala (Rt Sv. Nikola – Rt Fortica – Rt Mrtva)	Map
HR2000942	Croatia	Otok Vis	Map
HR2001350	Croatia	Podbiokovlje	Map
HR2001363	Croatia	Zaleđe Trogira	Map
HR2001366	Croatia	Bokanjačko blato	Map
HR2001361	Croatia	Ravni kotari	Map
HR2001357	Croatia	Otok Krk	Map
HR2000918	Croatia	Šire područje NP Krka	Map
HR2001364	Croatia	JI dio Pelješca	Map
HR4000019	Croatia	Paške stijene Velebitskog Kanala (Rt Deda - Rt Krištofer)	Map
HR5000022	Croatia	Park prirode Velebit	Map
HR2001367	Croatia	I dio Korčule	Map
HR2001046	Croatia	Matica-Vrgoračko polje	Map
HR4000002	Croatia	Park prirode Telašćica	Map
ITA080012	Italy	Torrente Prainito	Map
ITA080011	Italy	Conca del Salto	Map
IT9150035	Italy	Padula Mancina	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection.
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Colubro leopardino	Italian	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Couleuvre léopardine	French	Gasc J.P. and al.
Culebra moteada	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Leopard snake	English	Gasc J.P. and al.
Leopardnatter	German	Gasc J.P. and al.
Leopardsnog	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Luipaardslang	Dutch	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC

No synonyms available.

Other resources

Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

Reportnet deliveries

Files delivered through Reportnet with relevance to this species.

7 items found, displaying all items.1

Released	Coverage	Envelope	File
2015-07-31	Greece	Habitats Directive Article 17 29_12_2014 submission GR	GR_species_reports-15723-10453.xml
2013-12-27	Bulgaria	BG_habitats_report_2007-2012	Species reports
2013-12-11	Malta	Habitats Directive - Article 17 Report - Malta - 2013	MT_species_reports.xml
2013-12-04	Italy	3rd Italian national report 2013	IT_species_reports.xml
2008-03-07	Malta	Habitats Directive - Article 17 Report - Malta - 2007	Species questionnaire for Elaphe situla
2008-03-05	Italy	Italy	Elaphe situla
2008-02-22	Greece	Hellas	Species questionnaire for Elaphe situla

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