Aesculapian snake - Elaphe longissima (Laurenti, 1768)
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Least Concern (IUCN) |
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| Protected by | EU Habitats Directive and 1 other international agreement |
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Distribution
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Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
World
Not evaluated
Europe
Least Concern
EU
Not evaluated
EU conservation status
Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
| Legal text | Annex | Conditions | More information |
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| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive) | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm | ||
| Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention) | http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp |
Common names and synonyms
Common Name
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Language
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Reference
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| Aesculapian snake | English | Gasc J.P. and al. |
| Äskulapnatter | German | Gasc J.P. and al. |
| Colubro d'Esculapio | Italian | Gasc J.P. and al. |
| Couleuvre d'Esculape | French | Gasc J.P. and al. |
| Culebra de Esculapio | Spanish | Gasc J.P. and al. |
| waz Eskulapa | Polish | Polish NRC |
No synonyms available.
Other resources
| Fauna Europaea | Fauna Europaea |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary | |
| ITIS search | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
| NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
External data
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