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title: "Southern Smooth Snake"
description: "Coronella girondica — Répteis. Coronella girondica, commonly known as the southern smooth snake or Riccioli's snake, is a species of harmless snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/southern-smooth-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Smooth Snake

> Coronella girondica — Répteis. Coronella girondica, commonly known as the southern smooth snake or Riccioli's snake, is a species of harmless snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Coronella girondica*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3080
- Wikidata: [Q1290250](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1290250)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26888](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26888)

## Names

- en: Southern Smooth Snake
- de: Girondische Glattnatter
- es: Culebra lisa meridional
- fr: Coronelle girondine
- nl: Zuidelijke gladde slang
- pl: Gniewosz południowy

## Countries with the most observations

ES (1210), FR (811), IT (470), PT (418), MA (21), DZ (17)

## Summary

Coronella girondica, commonly known as the southern smooth snake or Riccioli's snake, is a species of harmless snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southern Europe and northern Africa. No subspecies are recognized as being valid.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Johannes · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44622037

## Machine access

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