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{{Short description|Species of snake}}
{{Speciesbox
{{Speciesbox
| name = Western false smooth snake
| name = Western false smooth snake
| image = Benny Trapp Macroprotodon brevis.jpg
| image = Benny Trapp Macroprotodon brevis.jpg
| status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn">{{cite journal|vauthors=Joger U, Sá-Sousa P, Martinez-Solano I|author-link=:de:Ulrich Joger|title=''Macroprotodon brevis ''|journal=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|date=2009|page=e.T61532A12508324|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61532A12508324.en}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Ulrich Joger, Paulo Sá-Sousa, Iñigo Martínez-Solano |date=2009 |title=''Macroprotodon brevis'' |volume=2009 |page=e.T61532A12508324 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61532A12508324.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Macroprotodon
| genus = Macroprotodon
| species = brevis
| species = brevis
| authority = ([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1862)
| authority = ([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1862)
| synonyms = *''Coronella brevis'' <br>{{small|Günther, 1862}}
| synonyms = *''Coronella brevis'' <br />{{small|Günther, 1862}}
*''Macroprotodon maroccanus'' <br>{{small|[[Wilhelm Peters|W. Peters]], 1882}}
*''Macroprotodon maroccanus'' <br />{{small|[[Wilhelm Peters|W. Peters]], 1882}}
*''Macroprotodon cucullatus brevis'' <br>{{small|— [[:fr:Aaron Matthew Bauer|Bauer]] et al., 1995}}
*''Macroprotodon cucullatus brevis'' <br />{{small|— [[:fr:Aaron Matthew Bauer|Bauer]] et al., 1995}}
*''Macroprotodon brevis'' <br>{{small|— [[Salvador Carranza|Carranza]] et al., 2004}}
*''Macroprotodon brevis'' <br />{{small|— [[Salvador Carranza|Carranza]] et al., 2004}}
| synonyms_ref =<ref name="reptiledb"/>
| synonyms_ref =<ref name="reptiledb"/>
| range_map = Macroprotodon brevis range Map.png
| range_map_caption = Distribution <ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" />
}}
}}


The '''western false smooth snake''' or '''Iberian false smooth snake''' (''Macroprotodon brevis'') is a [[species]] of snake in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Colubridae]].
The '''western false smooth snake''' or '''Iberian false smooth snake''' ('''''Macroprotodon brevis''''') is a [[species]] of snake in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Colubridae]].

== Feeding habits ==
The species feeds exclusively on vertebrates, mainly reptiles, and mostly long-bodied prey which are burrowers or live under rocks.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=PLEGUEZUELOS|first=J|title=Herpetological journal|publisher=British Herpetological society|year=1994|location=London|pages=98–105}}</ref>

Some aspects of its morphology and feeding habits suggest that it is not nocturnal, but rather lives under rocks.<ref name=":0" />


==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
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==Habitat==
==Habitat==
The natural [[habitat]]s of ''M. brevis'' include [[evergreen]] [[temperate forest]]s and Mediterranean-style [[scrubland]].<ref name="iucn"/>
The natural [[habitat]]s of ''M. brevis'' include [[evergreen]] [[temperate forest]]s and Mediterranean-style [[scrubland]].<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" />


==Conservation status==
==Conservation status==
''M. brevis'' is threatened by [[habitat loss]], largely the result of agriculture, and faces some threat from the [[Sus scrofa|wild boar]].<ref name="iucn" />
''M. brevis'' is threatened by [[habitat loss]], largely the result of agriculture, and faces some threat from the [[Sus scrofa|wild boar]].<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" />


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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*[[Albert Günther|Günther A]] (1862). "On new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum". ''Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Third Series'' '''9''': 52-59. (''Coronella brevis'', new species, p.&nbsp;58).

{{Commons category|Macroprotodon brevis}}
{{Commons category|Macroprotodon brevis}}
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*[[Albert Günther|Günther A]] (1862). "On new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum". ''Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Third Series'' '''9''': 52–59. (''Coronella brevis'', new species, p.&nbsp;58).


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[[Category:Macroprotodon]]
[[Category:Macroprotodon]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1862]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1862]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
[[Category:Reptiles of North Africa]]




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{{Colubrinae-stub}}

Latest revision as of 01:20, 16 December 2023

Western false smooth snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Macroprotodon
Species:
M. brevis
Binomial name
Macroprotodon brevis
(Günther, 1862)
Distribution [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Coronella brevis
    Günther, 1862
  • Macroprotodon maroccanus
    W. Peters, 1882
  • Macroprotodon cucullatus brevis
    — Bauer et al., 1995
  • Macroprotodon brevis
    — Carranza et al., 2004

The western false smooth snake or Iberian false smooth snake (Macroprotodon brevis) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

Feeding habits

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The species feeds exclusively on vertebrates, mainly reptiles, and mostly long-bodied prey which are burrowers or live under rocks.[3]

Some aspects of its morphology and feeding habits suggest that it is not nocturnal, but rather lives under rocks.[3]

Geographic range

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M. brevis is found on the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco.[2]

Habitat

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The natural habitats of M. brevis include evergreen temperate forests and Mediterranean-style scrubland.[1]

Conservation status

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M. brevis is threatened by habitat loss, largely the result of agriculture, and faces some threat from the wild boar.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ulrich Joger, Paulo Sá-Sousa, Iñigo Martínez-Solano (2009). "Macroprotodon brevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T61532A12508324. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61532A12508324.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Uetz, P. "Macroprotodon brevis ". Reptile Database. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b PLEGUEZUELOS, J (1994). Herpetological journal. London: British Herpetological society. pp. 98–105.

Further reading

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  • Günther A (1862). "On new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Third Series 9: 52–59. (Coronella brevis, new species, p. 58).


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