Philothamnus
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Philothamnus | |
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Philothamnus semivariegatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.[1]
Species[edit]
The following 24 species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Philothamnus angolensis Bocage, 1882
- Philothamnus battersbyi Loveridge, 1951
- Philothamnus belli (Günther, 1866)
- Philothamnus bequaerti (Schmidt, 1923)
- Philothamnus brunneus Trape, Hughes, & Mediannikov, 2021
- Philothamnus carinatus (Andersson, 1901)
- Philothamnus dorsalis (Bocage, 1866)
- Philothamnus girardi Bocage, 1893
- Philothamnus heterodermus (Hallowell, 1857)
- Philothamnus heterolepidotus (Günther, 1863)
- Philothamnus hoplogaster (Günther, 1863)
- Philothamnus hughesi J.-F. Trape & Roux-Estève, 1990
- Philothamnus irregularis (Leach, 1819)
- Philothamnus macrops (Boulenger, 1895)
- Philothamnus mayombensis Trape, Collet, Hughes, & Mediannikov, 2021
- Philothamnus natalensis (A. Smith, 1848)
- Philothamnus nitidus (Günther, 1863)
- Philothamnus occidentalis (Broadley, 1966)
- Philothamnus ornatus Bocage, 1872
- Philothamnus pobeguini (Chabanaud, 1916)
- Philothamnus punctatus W. Peters, 1867
- Philothamnus ruandae Loveridge, 1951
- Philothamnus semivariegatus (A. Smith, 1840)
- Philothamnus thomensis Bocage, 1882
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Philothamnus.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Genus Philothamnus at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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