Philothamnus

Philothamnus is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.

Species

The following 24 species are recognised as being valid.

• Philothamnus angolensis – Angola green snake, western green snake
• Philothamnus battersbyi – Battersby's green snake
• Philothamnus belli
• Philothamnus bequaerti – Bequaert's green snake
• Philothamnus brunneus
• Philothamnus carinatus – thirteen-scaled green snake
• Philothamnus dorsalis – striped green snake, striped wood snake
• Philothamnus girardi – Girard's green snake, Annobon wood snake
• Philothamnus heterodermus – emerald green snake, variable green snake
• Philothamnus heterolepidotus – slender green snake
• Philothamnus hoplogaster – southeastern green snake, green water snake
• Philothamnus hughesi – Hughes's green snake
• Philothamnus irregularis – northern green bush snake, irregular green snake
• Philothamnus macrops – large-eyed green snake, Usambara green snake
• Philothamnus mayombensis – Mayombe bush snake
• Philothamnus natalensis – Natal green snake, eastern Natal green snake
• Philothamnus nitidus – green bush snake, Cameroons wood snake
• Philothamnus occidentalis – western Natal green snake, South African green snake
• Philothamnus ornatus – ornate green snake
• Philothamnus pobeguini
• Philothamnus punctatus – spotted green snake
• Philothamnus ruandae – Ruanda emerald green snake, Rwanda forest green snake
• Philothamnus semivariegatus – spotted bush snake
• Philothamnus thomensis – São Tomé wood snake
• Philothamnus chifunderai

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Philothamnus.

References

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).