Malpolon monspessulanus

Malpolon monspessulanus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Psammophiidae
Genus: Malpolon
Species:
M. monspessulanus
Binomial name
Malpolon monspessulanus
(Hermann, 1804)
Synonyms
  • Coluber monspessulanus Hermann, 1804
  • Cœlopeltis monspessulana
    — Ranzani, 1836
  • Malpolon monspessulanus
    — Mertens & L. Müller, 1928

Malpolon monspessulanus, commonly known as the Montpellier snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake.

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