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Basic information
Natrix helvetica
Banded Grass Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyColubrid Snakes
GenusNatrix
- Czech name
- Užovka obojková švýcarská
- English name
- Banded Grass Snake
- Alternative names
- Užovka obojková západní, Barred Grass Snake, Barren-Ringelnatter, European Grass Snake, Grass Snake, Grass-snake, Natrice barrata
- Synonyms
- Coluber bipedalis, Coluber bipes, Coluber helveticus, Coluber helvetus, Coluber jenisonii, Coluber scopolianus, Coluber siculus, Coluber tyrolensis, Coluber viperinus, Coluber vulgaris, Natrix cetti, Natrix helvetica lanzai, Natrix natrix calabra, Natrix torquata var. senescens, Tropidonotus natrix britannicus, Tropidonotus natrix corsus, Tropidonotus natrix var. bulsanensis, Vipera vissena
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Semi-aquatic
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,000 mm
- SVL
- max 990 mm
- Body mass
- max 478.6 g
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 89JGM · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 21447 · dryad-v5