| False Smooth Snake | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Boodontinae |
| Genus: | Macroprotodon |
| Species: | M. brevis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macroprotodon brevis (Günther, 1862) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Coronella brevis Günther, 1862 |
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The false smooth snake (Macroprotodon brevis) is a species of snake in the Colubridae family.
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It is found in Algeria, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, and Western Sahara.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and rocky areas.
It is threatened by habitat loss.