Southern Smooth Snake
Coronella girondica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusCoronella (Smooth Snakes)
- SpeciesCoronella girondica (Southern Smooth Snake)
Coronella girondica, commonly known as the southern smooth snake or Riccioli's snake, is a species of harmless snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southern Europe and northern Africa. No subspecies are recognized as being valid. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Smooth Snake sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Smooth Snake in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Smooth Snake sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern Smooth Snake in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Southern Smooth Snake in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in our monthly data.