False cobra
Malpolon moilensis (Reuss, 1834)
Status not recordedsnakes
The false cobra (Malpolon moilensis) is a species in the family Psammophiidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 68.6 g and reach 63.1 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the false cobra
- Weight
- 68.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 63.1 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- desert, shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the false cobra?
Where does the false cobra live?
Not recorded
Is the false cobra endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the false cobra classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyPsammophiidae
- genusMalpolon
- SpeciesMalpolon moilensis (Reuss, 1834)
Synonyms Coelopeltis cordofanensis, Coelopeltis producta, Coluber moilensis, Rhamphiophis septentrionalis, Scutophis moilensis
Other names and names in other languages (14)
- Hooded MalpolonEnglish
- Moila snakeEnglish
- ثعبان مويلاArabic
- كوبرا كاذبةArabic
- المالبلون المقلنسة / الصل الكاذبArabic
- šírohlavec arabskýCzech
- Hætte-øglesnogDanish
- MoilanatterGerman
- Moila-NatterGerman
- Culebra Bastarda Afro-arábicaSpanish
- Couleuvre de MoïlaFrench
- תלום-קשקשים מדבריHebrew
- sivatagi gyíkászkígyóHungarian
- Арабская ящеричная змеяRussian
Relatives of the false cobra
Other species in the same genus Malpolon.
Lizard snake
Malpolon monspessulanus
Eastern Montpellier snake
Malpolon insignitus
CompareFalse cobra vs Lizard snakeFalse cobra vs Eastern Montpellier snake
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the false cobra?
An adult false cobra weighs 68.6 g and measures 63.1 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the false cobra?
The false cobra (Malpolon moilensis) belongs to the family Psammophiidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0-dryad-v5
Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b
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