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Smooth snake

Coronella austriaca

128Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
4Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar5
Apr25
May25
Jun18
Jul17
Aug12
Sep18
Oct8
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England50
2Surrey England11
3Devon England1
4Isle of Wight England1
128 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
128
Peak month
April
Counties with records
4
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Coronella austriaca
Group
Reptiles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
116
Most recorded in
Dorset
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Bern Convention, Habitats Directive, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – England, UK BAP priority species, Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Squamata
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Coronella
Name with authority
Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768
Described
1768

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q208648 · GBIF 5959617