---
title: "Malpolon"
description: "Malpolon monspessulanus — Gady. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/western-montpellier-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Malpolon

> Malpolon monspessulanus — Gady. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Malpolon monspessulanus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 7534
- Wikidata: [Q1324701](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1324701)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29449](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29449)

## Names

- en: Western Montpellier Snake
- de: Westliche Eidechsennatter
- es: Culebra bastarda
- fr: Couleuvre de Montpellier
- nl: Hagedisslang
- pt: Cobra-rateira
- pl: Malpolon

## Countries with the most observations

ES (2797), FR (2260), PT (1743), MA (113), IT (104), DZ (8)

## Photo

![Malpolon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-montpellier-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jordi Rovira · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/372914219

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-montpellier-snake?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).