Skip to content
Philothamnus

(c) Peter Vos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Peter Vos · cc-by-nc

EntityQ2606543· pop 20· linked from 35 articles

Philothamnus

Sign in to save

Philothamnus 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

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassSquamata
  4. FamilyColubridae
Observations1,658
Observations recorded12,617

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

via GBIF

Wikidata facts

Image
Philothamnus semivariegatus head.JPG
Show 2 more facts
Commons category
Philothamnus
taxon name
Philothamnus
Sources (1)

via Wikidata · CC0

~2 min read

Article

3 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • References
  • Further reading

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

Gallery (2)

Connections

Categories