Philothamnus macrops

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 macrops

Name

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Philothamnus macrops (Boulenger, 1895)

Type locality: Usambara Mountains, Tanzania.

Synonyms

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References

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  • Boulenger, G.A. 1895: Descriptions of two new snakes from Usambara, German East Africa. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 16: 171–173.
  • Rasmussen, J.B. 1981: The snakes from the rainforest of the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania: a checklist and key. Salamandra, 17 (3/4): 173–188.
  • Broadley, D.G. & Howell, K.M. 1991: A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys. Syntarsus, 1 : 1—70.
  • Philothamnus macrops at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 04 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Usambara Green Snake