Macroprotodon

Macroprotodon is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. All of the member species of the genus are commonly known as false smooth snakes.

Macroprotodon
Macroprotodon brevis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Colubrinae
Genus:	Macroprotodon Guichenot, 1850

Taxonomy

The genus Macroprotodon was originally described by French zoologist Alphone Guichenot in 1850. The genus is in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.^[1]

Species

Macroprotodon contains four species.^[2]

• M. abubakeri Wade, 2001
• M. brevis (Günther, 1862) – western false smooth snake
• M. cucullatus (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827) – false smooth snake
• M. mauritanicus Guichenot, 1850

Some authorities have considered some of these species to be subspecies of the other species.^[3]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Macroprotodon.