Riccioli's snake, southern smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) Description
English: Coronella girondica in the Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal.
Català: Coronella girondica al Parc Nacional de Peneda-Gerês, Portugal.
Date 26 May 2010
Source Own work
Author Esv - Eduard Solà Vázquez https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Esv
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coronella_girondica_Geres_2.JPG
Riccioli's snake or southern smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) is a harmless colubrid species is found in southern Europe and northern Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized. This species found in Spain, Portugal, southern France, Italy, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia. Monaco is also mentioned. The type locality given is Bordeaux, France. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Colubridae, Subfamily: Colubrinae.
Synonyms:
Coluber girondicus Daudin, 1803
Coluber riccioli Metaxa, 1823
Zamenis riccioli - Bonaparte, 1839
Coronella girondica - Duméril & Bibron, 1854
Coronella riccioli - De Betta, 1857
