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title: "Smooth Snake"
description: "Coronella austriaca — Répteis. The smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) is a species of small dimensions in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/smooth-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Smooth Snake

> Coronella austriaca — Répteis. The smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) is a species of small dimensions in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Coronella austriaca*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 13022
- Wikidata: [Q208648](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208648)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26904](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26904)

## Names

- en: Smooth Snake
- de: Schlingnatter
- es: Culebra lisa europea
- fr: Coronelle lisse
- nl: Gladde slang
- pl: Gniewosz plamisty

## Countries with the most observations

DE (1702), AT (1661), IT (1533), FR (1328), CZ (1010), ES (903), RU (728), UA (388), HU (350), CH (321), RO (240), PL (210)

## Summary

The smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) is a species of small dimensions in the family Colubridae. The species is found in northern and central Europe, but also as far east as northern Iran. The Reptile Database recognizes two subspecies as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies described here.

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

## Photo

![Smooth Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/smooth-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fabian Graubereich · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202837349

## Machine access

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