Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus)

Synonyms:	Coelopeltis lacertina, Coelopeltis monspessulanus, Coluber monspessulanus, Natrix lacertina
Spanish:	culebra bastarda

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Reptilia
Order	Squamata
Family	Psammophiidae
Genus	Malpolon (1)

The Montpellier snake is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Information on the Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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1. IUCN Red List (January, 2012)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org