False smooth snake
Macroprotodon brevis (Günther, 1862)
Status not recordedsnakes
The false smooth snake (Macroprotodon brevis) is a species in the family Colubridae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 104 g and live up to 5.9 years.
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Quick facts about the false smooth snake
- Weight
- 104 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 60 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- 5.9 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrubland, woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4 – 6src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 0.5src for Litters or clutches a year
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Which animals does the false smooth snake eat?
Species recorded in published studies and collections.
Recorded prey of the false smooth snake
2 on record
- Iberian worm lizard Blanus cinereus2 sources
- Iberian three-toed skink Chalcides striatus2 sources
Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).
References for these records
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/235375368
- Kreiner G., 2007. The snakes of Europe. Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124693405
Where does the false smooth snake live?
Not recorded
Is the false smooth snake 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 smooth snake classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyColubridae
- genusMacroprotodon
- SpeciesMacroprotodon brevis (Günther, 1862)
Synonyms Coronella brevis, Macroprotodon maroccanus
Other names and names in other languages (12)
- Iberian false smooth snakeEnglish
- Western false smooth snakeEnglish
- culiebra de capiellu ibéricaAsturian
- HættesnogDanish
- Westliche KapuzennatterGerman
- Iberische KapuzennatterGerman
- Culebra de Cogulla OccidentalSpanish
- iberianhuppukäärmeFinnish
- Couleuvre à Capuchon OccidentaleFrench
- Iberische MutsslangDutch
- Cobra-de-capuzPortuguese
- Cobra-de-capuz-ocidentalPortuguese
Relatives of the false smooth snake
Other species in the same genus Macroprotodon.
False smooth snake
Macroprotodon cucullatus
Abubaker's hooded snake
Macroprotodon abubakeri
False smooth snake
Macroprotodon mauritanicus
CompareFalse smooth snake vs False smooth snakeFalse smooth snake vs Abubaker's hooded snakeFalse smooth snake vs False smooth snake
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the false smooth snake?
An adult false smooth snake weighs 104 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the false smooth snake live?
The false smooth snake has a recorded lifespan of 5.9 years.
What kind of animal is the false smooth snake?
The false smooth snake (Macroprotodon brevis) belongs to the family Colubridae in the order Squamata.
Which animals does the false smooth snake eat?
Animals recorded as prey of the false smooth snake include iberian worm lizard and iberian three-toed skink. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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 - Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products · CC0 1.0 · 0.11
Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference. - 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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