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Philothamnus
Sign in to savePhilothamnus is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
Spotted Bush Snake
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae
Multimedia w Wikimedia Commons Philothamnus – rodzaj węża z podrodziny Colubrinae w rodzinie połozowatych (Colubridae). Zasięg występowania Rodzaj obejmuje gatunki występujące w Czarnej Afryce[6]. Systematyka Etymologia Philothamnus: gr. φιλος philos „miłośnik”, od φιλεω phileō „kochać”[7]; θαμνος thamnos „krzak, gąszcz”[8]. Chlorophis: gr. χλωρος khlōros „zielony”[9]; οφις ophis, οφεως opheōs „wąż”[10]. Gatunek typowy: Chlorophis heterodermus Hallowell, 1857. Herpetaethiops: gr. ἑρπετον herpeton „gad, wąż”[11]; Αιθιοψ Aithiops „Etiopczyk, Murzyn”, od αιθω aithō „palić się”; ωψ ōps, ωπος ōpos „twarz”[12]. Gatunek typowy: Herpetaethiops bellii Günther, 1866 (= Chlorophis heterodermus Hallowell, 1857). Oligolepis: gr. ολιγος oligos „mały”[13]; λεπις lepis, λεπιδος lepidos „łuska, płytka”, od λεπω lepō „łuszczyć”[14]. Gatunek typowy: Oligolepis macrops Boulenger, 1895. Podział systematyczny Do rodzaju należą następujące gatunki[6]: Philothamnus angolensis Philothamnus battersbyi Philothamnus bequaerti Philothamnus carinatus Philothamnus dorsalis Philothamnus girardi Philothamnus heterodermus Philothamnus heterolepidotus Philothamnus hoplogaster Philothamnus hughesi Philothamnus irregu
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 139
- Family
- Colubridae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CAS, UTEP, HSU, YPM, UF
- Recorded in
- Gabon, Dr Congo, Congo, Tanzania, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon
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- Parent taxon
- Colubrinae
- Image
- Philothamnus semivariegatus head.JPG
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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.
==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
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