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Iberian Grass Snake

Natrix astreptophora

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 3, February 5, March 23, April 136, May 238, June 152, July 114, August 86, September 93, October 27, November 12, December 7.
Spain896
Portugal391
Galicia308
Principado de Asturias199
Cataluña/Catalunya124
Castilla y León94
LISBOA67
PORTO44
AVEIRO43
VIANA DO CASTELO41

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyColubrid Snakes · Colubridae
GenusNatrix

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Iberian Grass Snake with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.