Philothamnus thomensis

Philothamnus thomensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Philothamnus
Species:	P. thomensis
Binomial name
Philothamnus thomensis Bocage, 1882

Pthilothamnus thomensis (São Tomé wood snake) is a species of snakes of the family Colubridae. It is endemic to the island of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe. ^[2] The species was described in 1882 by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage.

References

1. Ceríaco, L.M.P. (2021). "Philothamnus thomensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T43130846A43130856. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T43130846A43130856.en . Retrieved 25 June 2023.
2. Philothamnus thomensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 2018-02-17.

Further reading

• Bocage, J.V.B. de 1882: Notice sur les espèces du genre "Philothamnus" qui se trouvent au Muséum de Lisbonne. Jorn. Sc. Lisb. 9 (33): p. 11
• Boulenger, George A. 1894: Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. British Mus. (Nat. Hist.), London, xi, p. 101
• Günther, A. 1895: Notice of Reptiles and Batrachians collected in the eastern half of tropical Africa. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 15: 528