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title: "Iberian Grass Snake"
description: "Natrix astreptophora — Répteis. Natrix astreptophora, the red-eyed grass snake or the Iberian grass snake, is a species of natricine snake found in the Iberian Peninsula, south of France, and some coastal areas in the Maghreb, from Tangier to Tunisia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/iberian-grass-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Iberian Grass Snake

> Natrix astreptophora — Répteis. Natrix astreptophora, the red-eyed grass snake or the Iberian grass snake, is a species of natricine snake found in the Iberian Peninsula, south of France, and some coastal areas in the Maghreb, from Tangier to Tunisia.

- Scientific name: *Natrix astreptophora*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 2522
- Wikidata: [Q23681198](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23681198)
- iNaturalist taxon: [966781](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/966781)

## Names

- en: Iberian Grass Snake
- de: Iberische Ringelnatter
- es: Culebra de Collar Mediterránea
- fr: Couleuvre astreptophore

## Countries with the most observations

ES (1515), PT (764), FR (83)

## Summary

Natrix astreptophora, the red-eyed grass snake or the Iberian grass snake, is a species of natricine snake found in the Iberian Peninsula, south of France, and some coastal areas in the Maghreb, from Tangier to Tunisia. Long considered a subspecies of the European grass snake, Natrix natrix, the subspecies was split off from that taxon in 2016.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natrix_astreptophora

## Photo

![Iberian Grass Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/iberian-grass-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: sofialopez9 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/366256249

## Machine access

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