Philothamnus
Philothamnus is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa and includes both forest- and savanna-associated species as well as generalists. All Crotaphopeltis are arboreal.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Philothamnus A. Smith, 1847 |
Philothamnus is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.[1] The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa and includes both forest- and savanna-associated species as well as generalists. All Crotaphopeltis are arboreal.[2]
Species
[edit]The following 24 species are recognised as being valid.[1]
- Philothamnus angolensis Bocage, 1882 – Angola green snake, western green snake
- Philothamnus battersbyi Loveridge, 1951 – Battersby's green snake
- Philothamnus belli (Günther, 1866)
- Philothamnus bequaerti (Schmidt, 1923) – Bequaert's green snake
- Philothamnus brunneus J. Trape, Hughes & Mediannikov, 2021
- Philothamnus carinatus (Andersson, 1901) – thirteen-scaled green snake
- Philothamnus dorsalis (Bocage, 1866) – striped green snake, striped wood snake
- Philothamnus girardi Bocage, 1893 – Girard's green snake, Annobon wood snake
- Philothamnus heterodermus (Hallowell, 1857) – emerald green snake, variable green snake
- Philothamnus heterolepidotus (Günther, 1863) – slender green snake
- Philothamnus hoplogaster (Günther, 1863) – southeastern green snake, green water snake
- Philothamnus hughesi J. Trape & Roux-Estève, 1990 – Hughes's green snake
- Philothamnus irregularis (Leach, 1819) – northern green bush snake, irregular green snake
- Philothamnus macrops (Boulenger, 1895) – large-eyed green snake, Usambara green snake
- Philothamnus mayombensis J. Trape, Collet, Hughes & Mediannikov, 2021 – Mayombe bush snake
- Philothamnus natalensis (A. Smith, 1848) – Natal green snake, eastern Natal green snake
- Philothamnus nitidus (Günther, 1863) – green bush snake, Cameroons wood snake
- Philothamnus occidentalis (Broadley, 1966) – western Natal green snake, South African green snake
- Philothamnus ornatus Bocage, 1872 – ornate green snake
- Philothamnus pobeguini (Chabanaud, 1916)
- Philothamnus punctatus W. Peters, 1867 – spotted green snake
- Philothamnus ruandae Loveridge, 1951 – Ruanda emerald green snake, Rwanda forest green snake
- Philothamnus semivariegatus (A. Smith, 1840) – spotted bush snake
- Philothamnus thomensis Bocage, 1882 – São Tomé wood snake
- Philothamnus chifunderai Greenbaum, Pauwels, Gvoždík, Vaughan, Chaney, Buontempo, Aristote, Muninga & Engelbrecht, 2023
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Philothamnus.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Philothamnus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Engelbrecht, Hanlie M.; Branch, William R.; Tolley, Krystal A. (2021). "Snakes on an African plain: the radiation of Crotaphopeltis and Philothamnus into open habitat (Serpentes: Colubridae)". PeerJ. 9 e11728. doi:10.7717/peerj.11728. PMC 8351568.
Further reading
[edit]- Smith A (1847). Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; Fitted out by "The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa:" Together with a Summary of African Zoology, and an Inquiry into the Geographical Ranges of Species in that Quarter of the Globe. [Volume III. Reptilia. Part 26] London: Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury. (Smith, Elder and Co., printers). 78 Plates + unnumbered pages of text. (Philothamnus, new genus, text accompanying Plate 59).
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