Philothamnus
{{Short description|Genus of snakes}}
{{Automatic Taxobox
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| image_caption = Philothamnus semivariegatus
| taxon = Philothamnus
| authority = A. Smith, 1847
| subdivision_ranks = Species
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Philothamnus is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.{{EMBL genus|genus=Philothamnus}}. www.reptile-database.org.
Species
The following 24 species are recognized as being valid.
- Philothamnus angolensis {{small|Bocage, 1882}} – Angola green snake, western green snake
- Philothamnus battersbyi {{small|Loveridge, 1951}} – Battersby's green snake
- Philothamnus belli {{small|(Günther, 1866)}}
- Philothamnus bequaerti {{small|(Schmidt, 1923)}} – Bequaert's green snake
- Philothamnus brunneus {{small|J. Trape, Hughes & Mediannikov, 2021}}
- Philothamnus carinatus {{small|(Andersson, 1901)}} – thirteen-scaled green snake
- Philothamnus dorsalis {{small|(Bocage, 1866)}} – striped green snake, striped wood snake
- Philothamnus girardi {{small|Bocage, 1893}} – Girard's green snake, Annobon wood snake
- Philothamnus heterodermus {{small|(Hallowell, 1857)}} – emerald green snake, variable green snake
- Philothamnus heterolepidotus {{small|(Günther, 1863)}} – slender green snake
- Philothamnus hoplogaster {{small|(Günther, 1863)}} – southeastern green snake, green water snake
- Philothamnus hughesi {{small|J. Trape & Roux-Estève, 1990}} – Hughes's green snake
- Philothamnus irregularis {{small|(Leach, 1819)}} – northern green bush snake, irregular green snake
- Philothamnus macrops {{small|(Boulenger, 1895)}} – large-eyed green snake, Usambara green snake
- Philothamnus mayombensis {{small|J. Trape, Collet, Hughes & Mediannikov, 2021}} – Mayombe bush snake
- Philothamnus natalensis {{small|(A. Smith, 1848)}} – Natal green snake, eastern Natal green snake
- Philothamnus nitidus {{small|(Günther, 1863)}} – green bush snake, Cameroons wood snake
- Philothamnus occidentalis {{small|(Broadley, 1966)}} – western Natal green snake, South African green snake
- Philothamnus ornatus {{small|Bocage, 1872}} – ornate green snake
- Philothamnus pobeguini {{small|(Chabanaud, 1916)}}
- Philothamnus punctatus {{small|W. Peters, 1867}} – spotted green snake
- Philothamnus ruandae {{small|Loveridge, 1951}} – Ruanda emerald green snake, Rwanda forest green snake
- Philothamnus semivariegatus {{small|(A. Smith, 1840)}} – spotted bush snake
- Philothamnus thomensis {{small|Bocage, 1882}} – São Tomé wood snake
- Philothamnus chifunderai {{small|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
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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).
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Category:Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist)
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