Philothamnus carinatus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Philothamnus
Species: Philothamnus carinatus

Name

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Philothamnus carinatus (Andersson, 1901)

Type locality: Mpanja, British Cameroon.

Synonyms

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  • Chlorophis carinatus Andersson, 1901: 9
  • Philothamnus nigrofasciatus Buchholz & Peters, 1875: 199
  • Chlorophis carinatusSchmidt, 1923: 74
  • Chlorophis carinatusLoveridge, 1936
  • Philothamnus heterodermus carinatus - Loveridge, 1957: 260
  • Philothamnus carinatusHughes, 1985
  • Philothamnus carinatusBroadley, 1998
  • Philothamnus carinatusPauwels et al., 2004

References

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  • Andersson 1901: Bihang Till. K. Sv. Vet. Akad. Handl., 27 (5): 6.
  • Loveridge, A. 1936: African reptiles and amphibians in the Field Museum of Natural History. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, 22 (1): 1–122 [53].
  • Hughes, B. 1985: Progress on a taxonomic revision of African green tree snakes (Philothamnus spp.). In: Schuchmann, K.L. (ed.) Proceedings of the International Symposium on African Vertebrates. ZFMK, Bonn.
  • Philothamnus carinatus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 02 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Thirteen-scaled Green Snake