Macroprotodon abubakeri

Macroprotodon abubakeri
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Macroprotodon
Species:	M. abubakeri
Binomial name
	Macroprotodon abubakeri; Wade, 2001

Macroprotodon abubakeri is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is one of four species in the genus Macroprotodon.

Etymology

The specific name, abubakeri, is in honor of Algerian naturalist Aboubakeur Sid-Ahmed.^[2]

M. abubakeri is found in Algeria, Morocco, and possibly Spain.^[1]

The natural habitat of M. abubakeri is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.^[1]

M. abubakeri is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jose Antonio Mateo Miras, Ulrich Joger, Juan Pleguezuelos, Tahar Slimani, Iñigo Martínez-Solano (2009). "Macroprotodon abubakeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T61531A12507652. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61531A12507652.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2001). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Macroprotodon abubakeri, p. 1).

Macroprotodon abubakeri
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Macroprotodon
Species:	M. abubakeri
Binomial name
*Macroprotodon abubakeri* Wade, 2001