Emerald snake

Not to be confused with Emerald tree boa.

Emerald snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Hapsidophrys
Species:	H. smaragdinus
Binomial name
Hapsidophrys smaragdinus (Schlegel, 1837)
Synonyms
Hapsidophrys smaragdina

The emerald snake (Hapsidophrys smaragdinus) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

Eating a house gecko.

Geographic range

The snake is found in Africa.

References

1. Luiselli, L.; Chirio, L.; Segniagbeto, G.; Wagner, P.; Safari, I.; Chenga, J. (2021). "Hapsidophrys smaragdinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T13265399A13265408. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13265399A13265408.en . Retrieved 19 May 2023.

• Species Hapsidophrys smaragdinus at The Reptile Database