Philothamnus

Philothamnus
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. ^[1]

Species

The following 24 species are recognized 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

1. Genus Philothamnus at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

• 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).