False smooth snake - Macroprotodon cucullatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827)
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Least Concern (IUCN) |
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| Protected by | 1 international agreement |
| Most preferred habitats |
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| May also occur in |
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| Natura 2000 species code | 2465 |
Distribution
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Threat and conservation status
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
| Legal text | Annex | Conditions | More information |
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| Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention) | (All species of Reptiles not included in Annex II) | http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp |
Common names and synonyms
Common Name
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Language
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Reference
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| Cobra de capuz | Portuguese | Gasc J.P. and al. |
| Couleuvre à capuchon | French | Gasc J.P. and al. |
| Culebra de cogulla | Spanish | Gasc J.P. and al. |
| False smooth snake | English | Gasc J.P. and al. |
| Kapuzennatter | German | Gasc J.P. and al. |
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Synonym
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Author
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| Coluber cucullatus | Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827 |
| Macroprotodon mauritanicus | Guichenot, 1850 |
| Lycognathus textilis | Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 |
| Coronella brevis | Günther, 1862 |
| Lycognathus cucullatus | Boscá, 1877 |
| Coronella cucullata | Boscá, 1880 |
| Macroprotodon maroccanuss | Peters, 1882 |
Other resources
| Fauna Europaea | Fauna Europaea |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| ITIS search | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
| NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
